Brian Von Herzen on Seaweed's Role in Fighting Climate Change

Episode 59,   May 09, 2022, 04:46 PM

Matt Matern speaks Dr. Brian Von Herzen, founder of the Climate Foundation. Dr. Von Herzen, a Princeton and Caltech graduate, developed marine permaculture using seaweed to restore ocean ecosystems and sequester carbon. 

His resilient platform recently won the XPrize. The Climate Foundation aims to scale this technology globally, targeting gigaton-scale CO2 reduction. Additionally, Dr. Von Herzen emphasizes biostimulants in agriculture to reduce fertilizer use and improve yields.