Since the development of agriculture, human population has increased - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Since the development of agriculture, human population has increased by 1000x going from ~7 million to 7.4 billion today.

350 Million Tons ~350 Million Tons 2.8% of body weight / day 30% of body weight / day >100 Million 10 Million Tons of food / day Tons of food / day Ants consume 10x more food, and enrich the world.

the golden rule for all species: Ecosystem Services > Ecosystem Consumption Iberá National Park – Restoration initiative launched by Kris and Douglas Tompkins

Our goal: create a net-positive civilization where: Ecosystem Services > Ecosystem Consumption In other words: How can humanity be a net positive to nature?

How are We Doing? CLIMATE

600 OCEAN LAND USE HUMAN ECOSYSTEM 619 GtCO 2 -582 GtCO 2 ACTIVITIES RESPONSES 550 LAND CEMENT GAS 500 -648 GtCO 2 44 GtCO 2 258 GtCO 2 OIL 74 79 6 AIR 565 GtCO 2 ppm 450 ppm ppm 33 2018 concentration COAL ppm 400 83 409 748 GtCO 2 ppm 72 ppm 350 ppm AIR 1750 300 concentration 96 129 280 250 ppm ppm ppm HUMAN IMPACT SUMMARY: added 200 • 2234 Gt CO 2 added since 1750 • 582 Gt à Ocean (-0.11 pH = 30% more acidic) 150 • 648 Gt à Land (Plants, Soil, Detritus) • 1004 Gt à Air (Climate Destabilization) 100 50

Some of these impacts are catching up with us fast… • Global reefs gone in 35 years • 25% of all marine species • 1 billion people affected

The damage is large and the time is short, so... How will net positive be possible?

Change Accelerator: Invention Catalyst New capabilities shape our belief of what’s possible, and can drive rapid transformation.

Catalyst: Plant 20 billion trees / year https://goo.gl/pWqrWV UAV Planting Mechanism Biodegradable Seed Pods Field Trials

Weighs 2-20 tons | ~48% Carbon by Mass

20 billion trees / year: • 9000 drones • 450 staff Total: $80M / year

Catalyst: Fully Robotic Agriculture

Catalyst: Cell Agriculture

Outdoor Agriculture will focus on Soil and Hydrology

How are We Doing? WASTE

Global Plastics Waste Generation (in million metric tons) Roland Geyer et al - 2017 à 370 Mt estimated waste in 2019 à 50% of all waste after 2004 à 47% Packaging Waste

Old & New Materials are awaiting creative execution Alginate Flax BioPlastics Dandelion Mycelium Rubber Paper Aluminum

How are We Doing? MINDSET

Change Accelerator: Awakening Global Consciousness

“We have the world we have because we think the way we do.” New perspectives can lead to new outcomes, but make sure it works! Kingo Energy – Central America

Thank you. @thegoodtomchi tom@tomchi.com