EP 290 - Tom Williams - Number 8 Bio - Agriculture Is the Foundation of All Civilization
Asia Tech Podcast
The Impact of Fertilizer Runoff on the Environment
A venture capitalist in Singapore explained that rice and crop farming have a big impact on the environment and sustainability. The main reason is fertilizer usage, which causes greenhouse gas runoff. Nitrogen fertilizer converts into nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 265 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Fertilizer runoff contributes to 5% of climate change, and 1% of all electricity is used to produce synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. The narrator wonders about carbon decarbonization and credits.
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