It was encouraging to read of the potential for carbon sequestration in soil in the Oct. 27 Bloomberg News article (“How to halt global warming ... you got $300 billion?"), despite the overall price tag for recommended approaches. Thank you for helping illustrate that it will take every strategy, every technique, every one of us, to tackle the global reality of climate change. Our warming world is fueling havoc – from high, hot winds that feed the fires in California to warmer oceans that push rain and wind into the southeast, and create the conditions conducive to deadly Typhoon Hagibis that came ashore Oct. 12 in Japan.
Key to restoring the soil to hold more carbon dioxide, by supporting pasture, food crops and trees, is political will. That’s where we come in. Tell your member of Congress to support bipartisan climate action. Specifically, encourage them to put a price on carbon with a fee and dividend policy like the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. It will bring down carbon emissions, and, along with efforts to improve soil and return vegetation to dry land, is an important part of the multipronged approach necessary to slow global warming.
None of us can do this alone, but we can make great progress working together.
Alison Ricker,
Oberlin