A UN report in September said global heating will hit 1.8C — at least — but this could be partially reversed by removing carbon from the atmosphere. One way to achieve this is by establishing vast new forests. Trees take carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis, and it turns out microbes living in tree bark can absorb another potent greenhouse gas, methane. Shelby Traynor meets two researchers investigating the microbial world within tree bark.
Guests
Bob Leung
Microbial Ecophysiology and Genomics Group Leader
Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute
Monash University
Melbourne VIC
Luke Jeffrey
Forest Biogeochemist
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Southern Cross University
Lismore NSW
Reporter
Shelby Traynor
Presenter
Belinda Smith