asparagopsis

All about asparagopsis - the best climate change solution no-one is talking about

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

30g of asparagopsis per day can reduce a cow's methane emissions by >95% so we need about 11kg per cow per annum.

The world has 1.5 billion cows.

The world needs ~16 million tonnes of asparagopsis each year.

Massive challenge. Massive opportunity.

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

@Daramgaria @_DHOTYA

[Katy Gallagher @SenKatyG]

“You can’t present yourself to the Australian people as something you are not.” 🙄🙄🙄
#auspol

[Roger Hutchinson @RogerMiles]

The Russian Embassy in Lisbon. Two neighbouring houses are projecting the blue and yellow onto its facade. The ambassador is reportedly “apoplectic”.

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

@angelarublaitus @thatonephotokid Don’t get me wrong I’d love to see more funding. But it’s quite a unique type of seaweed - #asparagopsis - so it’s taking a while to work it out.

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

@angelarublaitus @thatonephotokid It’s actually because no-one knows how to grow enough of the seaweed (yet). There are a bunch of startups working on it.

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

Congrats to the team at Sea Forest who cleaned up at the @Innov_Aus Awards last night!

[InnovationAus @Innov_Aus]

Tasmanian #environmental tech company Sea Forest has won the #food & #agriculture category at the InnovationAus 2021 Awards for Excellence for its work to address two of the biggest challenges of our time.
https://t.co/b8UOWawrkH

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

Great to see one of Australia’s leading beef producers leading the way with #asparagopsis

[Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) @AustAgCo]

Our first commitment is around methane emissions, working with Sea Forest, @meatlivestock , UNE and UQ.

[Nick Zeltzer @pstvclimate]

We are SO excited to introduce our next guest, Sam Elsom, Co-Founder and CEO of Sea Forest, an innovative biotech company. They are developing the scaled cultivation of the red seaweed, Asparagopsis, which can be used to reduce the production of methane in livestock. 🐄🐑 (1/3)

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

Over 100 countries have pledged to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030.

These countries collectively have over 700m cows.

The opportunity for asparagopsis is astronomical

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

@WIRED “The range on electric cars isn’t far enough and they’re too expensive”

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

@Scotty3wks If you're going to be fed to 1.5 billion cows and reduce global carbon emissions by multiple gigatons, you need your own twitter account...

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

Great to see commercial validation of asparagopsis!

[Blue Ocean Barns @blueoceanbarns]

The results are in from the first ever commercial trial of red seaweed in the US: 85% reductions in methane emissions were observed among multiple cows! Thanks to our partners @StrausOrganic Dairy Farm and to @taraduggan of the @sfchronicle https://t.co/9vypATzZlH

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

@kevinsalwen @blueoceanbarns Great to see - congratulations to all involved!

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

@GlobalEcoGuy @sebbykobbysmith This is true at the moment but the majority of grazing cows receive some supplemental feeding so it is possible.

Numerous parties are working on delivery methods already and Australian government has announced they will fund further research.

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

Yet another great potential application for #asparagopsis

[Valentin Thépot @DrValThepot]

#Asparagopsis is amazing at reducing methane production in ruminant. But what happens when you feed it to #fish? Do they fart less? (Disclaimer - I did not test that!). #Salmon fed A. taxiformis grew faster and more efficiently though. Hot off the press:
https://t.co/5yjrkmhmFS

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

@Joshmedia Aquaculture will be one of the big growth areas of the 21st century - you heard it here first...

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

Another potential high value use case for asparagopsis:

https://t.co/UyGvs0al4g

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

As far as I can tell, this marks the largest capital injection to date into asparagopsis cultivation:

https://t.co/TeWC5Vej0x

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

As this article very articulately argues, it's not a question of low-carbon livestock vs. plant-based meats. It's both.

[Dan Rejto 🇺🇸🌎🍴 @danrejto]

Biden's climate plan never suggested cutting red meat. But there is a bipartisan way the administration could cut emissions from meat: a low-carbon meat moonshot. https://t.co/ZFwHSy3L2P

[asparagopsis @asparagopsis]

@Joshmedia @EJSBuell @mootral Fair enough. Even at scale, it's likely asparagopsis will cost much more than citrus & garlic.

Much more effective though. (80% abatement vs. 40%)

Will be interesting to see how it all plays out - I suspect the market is plenty big enough for everyone!