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Living Carbon has developed enhanced trees that can grow faster and store more carbon than trees grown naturally. Check out our video explaining carbon capture: 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Living Carbon 2:08 Climate Change 2:41 Photosynthesis 101 3:30 Living Carbon’s Trees 5:33 Carbon Credits 6:10 Ethics of Genetically Modified Trees 6:53 Future of Living Carbon Subscribe…

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Living Carbon has developed enhanced trees that can grow faster and store more carbon than trees grown naturally.

Check out our video explaining carbon capture:

0:00 Introduction
0:47 Living Carbon
2:08 Climate Change
2:41 Photosynthesis 101
3:30 Living Carbon’s Trees
5:33 Carbon Credits
6:10 Ethics of Genetically Modified Trees
6:53 Future of Living Carbon

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  1. Christopher Montoya

    July 11, 2022 at 2:41 pm

    Seems like a good idea. I hope it works.

  2. Christopher Cooper

    July 11, 2022 at 2:55 pm

    I think they could but I think they need to use older types of trees like redwoods / Sequoia since they grow taller and can last thousands of years

  3. Sister Goldenhair

    July 11, 2022 at 3:03 pm

    Co2 is what plants need for photosynthesis.????stop spraying aluminum chemtrails keep heat in and poisoning earth.

  4. Brendan Oudekerk

    July 11, 2022 at 3:23 pm

    “These trees won’t reproduce on their own”
    Life uh… finds a way

  5. Crispy Seaweed

    July 11, 2022 at 3:34 pm

    Fortunately it’s illegal in many countries to plant GM crops, I hope the US follows suit very soon. These people don’t have a clue, carbon credits & ESG scores will destroy human civilization, just for short sighted corporate profits.

  6. Naj Brock

    July 11, 2022 at 3:40 pm

    I love seeing things like this. Plant more trees!!

  7. Stuck in Paradise

    July 11, 2022 at 3:50 pm

    Great we just need 1 trillion + of these trees to be planted and to mature to remove some emissions

  8. Vuong Le

    July 11, 2022 at 3:56 pm

    what kind of savage working in a Sterile Hood with no lab coat on, bruhhh she spreading contamination!!

  9. Margaret Gaal

    July 11, 2022 at 4:02 pm

    Yes, worth a try, these folks sound passionate and caring and Mother Nature will benefit. How does the average person help, contribute and plant and be a part of this new approach? Please, let’s move beyond the research phase and give folks a chance to plant. Yes, I do plant trees around town and in parks but More is needed.

  10. Joe Sambrano

    July 11, 2022 at 4:05 pm

    we you and all gmo activities to stop ????????????

  11. Ahmad Eido

    July 11, 2022 at 4:09 pm

    Do the host insects that rely on poplar trees to reproduce still use these modified trees?

  12. Andy Altman

    July 11, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    Do you think Living Carbon’s trees can put an actual dent in climate change?

    • dunhillsupramk3

      July 11, 2022 at 8:48 pm

      no.. i don’t think so.. but some Canadian guy was talking about putting rust into the oceans and completely reversing climate change that was done by humans and it would only take about 3yrs.. maybe find that guy and do a vid on him so more ppl can learn the science behind it

    • atomictraveller

      July 11, 2022 at 10:49 pm

      more importantly, let’s get that gold particle shooter aimed at some trees i’m gonna smoke

    • victer

      July 12, 2022 at 2:50 pm

      no nothing will

    • Lorraine Gata'nian Hits

      July 13, 2022 at 8:08 pm

      no.

  13. Anne

    July 11, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    Why not plant saplings from what we already have?

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  14. Armtech

    July 11, 2022 at 4:48 pm

    THE BOOK OF SCIENCE REVELATIONS RELIGION PRACTICED BY TREE HUGGERS

  15. gtamike_TSGK

    July 11, 2022 at 4:52 pm

    If Sea levels rise just blow up lots of the ground under the sea so the water goes down simple and use these trees to fix the heat increase problem.

  16. E. v. K.

    July 11, 2022 at 5:13 pm

    But only Forests with different Trees can live long and give living Space for different Species

  17. Anas Faqih

    July 11, 2022 at 5:34 pm

    short term = carbon capture machines
    long term = genetically modified trees

  18. ROB86079

    July 11, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    Of course a bay area based start-up has a solution…????????????

  19. ROB86079

    July 11, 2022 at 6:13 pm

    The CEO idol is poison ivy

  20. Con. D Oriano

    July 11, 2022 at 6:38 pm

    i thought he is linus

  21. K-rex

    July 11, 2022 at 7:10 pm

    so this isnt going to be an invasive species? “life uh finds a way”

  22. fox ultrafeel

    July 11, 2022 at 9:41 pm

    Moringa oleifera is the answer…

  23. Paul Smith

    July 11, 2022 at 10:19 pm

    There was research on fast growing poplars about 30 years ago. The biggest problem was that borers loved them. Also they needed a lot of water. Hope they fixed them.

  24. Matthew Howell

    July 12, 2022 at 12:55 am

    Humans always seem to mess things up. Maybe we should ban them?

    Of course, I’m being sarcastic..

  25. Paul Ho

    July 12, 2022 at 1:53 am

    Hello, host. ????

  26. james d

    July 12, 2022 at 1:57 am

    Stop monocropping the entire middle of the country and return it to grassland for cattle. Let nature do it’s thing without playing God.

  27. Peter Garin

    July 12, 2022 at 5:22 am

    I’m happy to provide land and a test plot

  28. declup

    July 12, 2022 at 6:19 am

    Introducing new species, whether foreign or engineered, into a habitat generally has unforeseen, and often negative, consequences. And the adaptability of Kingdom Plantae should not be underestimated.

  29. M G

    July 12, 2022 at 12:41 pm

    Loved his green capri

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  30. Chris Tucholske

    July 12, 2022 at 2:51 pm

    I’m not sure I like this idea. If you breed plants to be more aggressive, then release them into the wild, they become dangerously invasive extremely fast. They’re also likely to be more water dependant, to sustain that growth rate. So, they will overgrow areas, crowd out natural species, then suck up all the groundwater in the vicinity for themselves & starve out whatever survives.

  31. zbigniew pilipczuk

    July 12, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    This year number of people on earth will reach 8000000000. Only 11 years since we broke 7000000000. I can imagine that in few years this land will be doforested for food production.

  32. Koopa Quest

    July 12, 2022 at 10:03 pm

    Amazing????

  33. Sri V

    July 12, 2022 at 10:24 pm

    Maybe if the Billionaires spend their money on these type of projects and not try to measure each other by the size of their rockets.

  34. Jacob TJ

    July 12, 2022 at 10:44 pm

    Do these produce lumber? Win win

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  35. 123abc

    July 13, 2022 at 3:09 am

    organic is better than gmo

  36. Honest Joe

    July 13, 2022 at 6:01 am

    Considering the crisis we are facing, I think this is a great idea and could do more good in the short term…

  37. WFNOIR

    July 13, 2022 at 6:58 am

    best

  38. NirvanaFan5000

    July 13, 2022 at 7:02 am

    it all sounds good till the trees become sentient and attack everyone

  39. James Fraizer

    July 13, 2022 at 8:08 am

    More TREES! Will Help! More TREES! TREES! TREES! Will Remove Carbon Dioxide! TREES! To Bad For You If You Do Not Understand! Earth Needs More TREES! To Stop The Ice Melting! More Oxygen Will Cool Things Down! TREES Make OXYGEN! MORE TREES! Your All DUMB If You Cannot See My TRUTH!

  40. Mohamed Sankoumba Fadiga

    July 13, 2022 at 8:18 am

    Great approach ????????.
    I worked in biotechnology for some time, with RUBISCO, phytohormons, embriogenesis, etc…Now I work mostly on landscape restoration and CO2 sequestration but:
    -Fast growing plants like gmelina have proven in some parts of the world to not solve the problem,
    -Even if more efficient, massively planting one species raises a biodiversity issue. How do you adress that ?
    -Your expertise on carbon credit would be welcomed in areas of the world with great forests that thrive to access the international carbon market.

    • Lorraine Gata'nian Hits

      July 13, 2022 at 8:04 pm

      check out Ernst Götsch’s Syntropic Agriculture for that.

  41. James Fraizer

    July 13, 2022 at 8:22 am

    More TREES! Will Help! More TREES! TREES! TREES! Will Remove Carbon Dioxide! TREES! To Bad For You If You Do Not Understand! Earth Needs More TREES! To Stop The Ice Melting! More Oxygen Will Cool Things Down! TREES Make OXYGEN! MORE TREES! Your All DUMB If You Cannot See My TRUTH! More TREES Is MORE OXYGEN! More TREES Is More OXYGEN! More TREES Is More OXYGEN! EARTH Needs More OXYGEN! EARTH Needs More OXYGEN! EARTH Needs More OXYGEN! EARTH Needs More OXYGEN!

  42. putheflamesout yahoo

    July 13, 2022 at 4:38 pm

    um,,,,why wont let (oil/energy) allow VERY efficient wood stoves?

  43. putheflamesout yahoo

    July 13, 2022 at 6:25 pm

    I want I want

  44. Lorraine Gata'nian Hits

    July 13, 2022 at 8:08 pm

    cute idea, but not very intelligent in the broader context. Considering I can store up to 5 times more carbon by pruning ash trees, this invention doesn’t really do much except making money.

    Sorry, but seek answers in nature, not in labs…

  45. Reggie P

    July 13, 2022 at 8:10 pm

    you don’t need to modify plants; stop cutting down trees that already exist, then plant more.

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