Genetic-based biotechnologies offer a unique approach to combating climate change. These wide-ranging technologies address adaptation and mitigation, span organisms, and range from being deployed, to field studies, to early stages of research and development. On October 16, 2024 @ConnectGenetics hosted an online conversation exploring the current state of research happening in the climate biotechnology field.
Our guests:
Nazish Jeffery, Bioeconomist @scientistsorg
Paul Reginato, Science Director and Co-founder @HomeworldCollective
00:00 Welcome and intro to climate tech examples
04:22 Paul Reginato intro remarks
08:22 Nazish Jeffery intro remarks
11:33 Q&A
Resources shared out in chat during session
- National Academies report on methane removal
- Engineering Biology Research Consortium roadmap on climate and sustainability
- Lab to Land report on wildfire resilience and biotech
- Learning from past tech example: US electric grid
- Homeworld Collective
- Federation of American Scientists bioeconomy initiative resources
