{"id":78519,"date":"2023-07-18T01:06:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T01:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/07\/18\/the-worlds-top-fertilizer-producer-wants-to-sell-carbon-guzzling-soybeans\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T01:06:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T01:06:42","slug":"the-worlds-top-fertilizer-producer-wants-to-sell-carbon-guzzling-soybeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/07\/18\/the-worlds-top-fertilizer-producer-wants-to-sell-carbon-guzzling-soybeans\/","title":{"rendered":"The world\u2019s top fertilizer producer wants to sell carbon-guzzling soybeans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The world\u2019s top fertilizer producer wants to sell carbon-guzzling soybeans:<\/strong> The world\u2019s largest fertilizer producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutrien.com\/\">Nutrien<\/a> will begin selling a genetically modified variation of soybeans that soaks up more carbon dioxide than natural counterparts while producing more oils and proteins for biofuel production, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-07-12\/world-s-top-fertilizer-maker-to-sell-new-carbon-hungry-soy-in-us?srnd=green\">Bloomberg<\/a> writes. The US market will be the first to receive the offering in time for the 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it works: <\/strong>The alternative soybeans \u2014 produced by US-based startup <a href=\"https:\/\/zeakal.com\/about\/\">ZeaKal Inc<\/a> \u2014 essentially \u201ctrick\u201d crops to think they need more nutrients, effectively prolonging photosynthesis and enabling them to store more carbon than traditional counterparts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REMEMBER- Tweaking agricultural practices could help store some 31 gigatons of <\/strong><strong>greenhouse gasses <\/strong>per year and avoid surpassing the 1.5\u00b0C warming threshold. 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