Perspectives on U.S. Carbon Mitigation Opportunities from Industrial Fibers
Dr. Michael Long | Renaissance Fiber
04.17.23 @ 1 p.m. ET
HYBRID – 33/H114 or Teams
Billions of tons of atmospheric carbon move through U.S. agriculture annually. The redirection of even a small portion of this can have a large impact on net U.S. emissions of CO2. The reintroduction of industrial hemp as a crop option for U.S. farms nationwide represents an interesting intersection of climate science, industry, and economics. In contrast to timber – which has cultivation periods of years to decades – industrial hemp is a low-input, high-yield, high-value crop that can fix as much as 12,000 kg CO2 per hectare in a 12-week growing season while improving soil quality and soil organic C content. The harvested product is then feedstock for materials such as paper, soil amendments, textiles, and building materials and composites. While creating production value simultaneously across several global-scale supply chains, industries can also leverage industrial hemp’s carbon offsets to meet their specific climate goals. This talk will provide perspectives on the unique opportunity for U.S. agriculture and industry to participate in domestic carbon mitigation, areas where Earth observations could help, and how science and industry can work together.
Dr. Michael Long (Photo credit: Michael Cline Spencer) is Scientific Programmer for NASA Goddard's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO). Previously, Dr. Long founded and was the VP of Operations for a North Carolina ag-tech company that produces industrial fiber. His primary interests are the development of value-generating pathways for greenhouse gas remediation.
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