Phys.org November 11, 2024
By publishing concurrently across journals like an emergency bulletin, an international team of researchers (the Netherlands, Germany, UK, China, USA – Indiana University, University of North Carolina) not merely made a plea for awareness about climate change, instead, they demanded immediate, tangible steps that harness the power of microbiology and the expertise of researchers and policymakers to safeguard the planet for future generations. They proposed a multitude of microbe-based solutions, technologies that hold great promise and could be deployed along with other climate mitigation strategies. According to the team these solutions have not been deployed effectively on a scale. To reverse this inaction, collaborators across different sectors are needed—from industry, funders, and policymakers—to coordinate their widespread deployment with the goal of avoiding climate catastrophe. This collective call from joint scientific societies, institutions, editors, and publishers, requests that the global community and governments take immediate and decisive emergency action, while also proposing a clear and effective framework for deploying these solutions at scale… read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLEÂ
Corals and climate change… Credit: Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastrophe, 11 November 2024