How to Solve Climate Change

Today you will learn from expert guest David Leon about regenerative agriculture and soil health, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Summary

Guest: David Leon

David Leon is a purpose-driven executive whose experience spans early-stage venture building in funds, tech, non-profits, and consumer brands. He’s a co-founder and Partner at Biome Capital (a regenerative ag real asset fund) and a co-founder and Executive Director at Farmer’s Footprint (a non-profit working to accelerate the universal adoption of regenerative agriculture).

Previously he was Principal at Odocava (a growth-centric strategy & ops consulting firm), CEO at Saint Inky’s (a personal care CPG brand), and co-founder of Yogijii (payments and scheduling platform in health and wellness). David serves as a board member at Ho'iwai Fund, Project Biome Australia, and the Lana'i Chamber of Commerce. He lives on the island of Lana’i with his partner, Arielle, and son, Remy.

Follow Gabe:

Explain succinctly what soil health is from first principles.

Why do regenerative agriculture help to solve climate change?

Steel man the other side. Why would regenerative agriculture NOT work to solve climate change?

Who benefits most by implementing regenerative agriculture as a solution?

Who is harmed most by implementing regenerative agriculture as a solution?

How does soil health in regenerative agriculture work as a solution to climate change?

For regenerative agriculture as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?

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Additional Resources

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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Top Skills To Learn

Our guest recommends learning the following skills:

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Activity

Activity: Soil Health Assessment Project

Description: Design a soil health assessment project for a local community garden or green space. Develop a sampling plan, collect soil data, and present recommendations for soil improvement.

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