We can achieve much of the carbon capture we need to by changing the way we do agriculture. Currently, our approach to agriculture - CAFO meat production, mono

We can achieve much of the carbon capture we need to by changing the way we do agriculture. Currently, our approach to agriculture - CAFO meat production, monocropping vast fields of corn, soy, and wheat - is a contributor to greenhouse gasses. It's eroding away the soil and the soil is one of the primary carbon stores. If we changed to relying more heavily on silvopasture and organic polycultures we could change it to act as a vast carbon capture mechanism. Early studies suggest that diverse silvopasture can be just as productive as monocropped grain, but it means a major change in diets and the food production system world wide. It means less meat (but not no meat) and a diet focused more heavily on fruit and nuts rather than grains. This is a huge cultural shift and also a huge economic one, since much of the food industry is completely dependent on value added processed grains. But if we start looking at how chesnuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, and acorns could be stored and processed into a greater variety of foods, then we can start the move towards agricultures that are just as productive and way healthier for the environment. No-till, poly cropped grain production (corn, beans, and squash in the same field) can also act as a carbon sink, but it doesn't lend itself to mechanized harvest right now, so it would need to happen to a smaller degree.