Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastrophe

作者：Raquel S. Peixoto, Christian R. Voolstra, Lisa Y. Stein, Philip Hugenholtz, Joana Falcão Salles, Shady A. Amin, Max M. Häggblom, Ann Gregory, Thulani P. Makhalanyane, Fengping Wang, Nadège Adoukè Agbodjato, Yinzhao Wang, Nianzhi Jiao, Jay T. Lennon, António Ventosa, Patrik M. Bavoil, Virginia L. Miller, Jack A. Gilbert · 发表于：mSystems · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1128/msystems.01416-24 · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Global Energy and Sustainability Research、Climate Change Communication and Perception

T his paper is a call to action.By publishing concurrently across journals like an emergency bulletin, we are not merely making a plea for awareness about climate change.Instead, we are demanding immediate, tangible steps that harness the power of microbiology and the expertise of researchers and policymakers to safeguard the planet for future generations.The climate crisis is escalating.A multitude of microbe-based solutions have been proposed (Table 1), and these technologies hold great promise and could be deployed along with other climate mitigation strategies.However, these solutions have not been deployed effectively at scale.To reverse this inaction, collaborators across different sectors are needed-from industry, funders, and policymakers-to coordinate their widespread deployment with the goal of avoiding climate catastrophe.This collective call from joint scientific societies, institutions, editors, and publishers, requests that the global community and governments take immediate and decisive emergency action, while also proposing a clear and effective framework for deploying these solutions at scale.