Are fungi a weapon to fight climate change?

As world leaders debate ways to reduce carbon emissions at the COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan ((Nov 11-22)), one Australian start-up believes fungi could be the key to mitigating climate change.

Fungi growing on a dead tree (Getty Images) Source: Moment RF / Albert Fertl/Getty Images

The company has developed a product for farmers made from live fungi spores to help lock carbon in agricultural soils.

So how big a role can these tiny organisms play in efforts to slow global warming?

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