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Climate Solutions: The Wow Factor
We don’t need a trillion-dollar Stargate to solve the climate crisis.
I promise this was not AI-generated. It is from NASDAQ’s MarketSite:
I’m your host, Christina Ainian. And joining me today is CEO of Verde Resources, Jack Wong. Jack, thank you for joining. Welcome.
JW: Thank you, Christina. Thank you for having me.
CA: Let’s start off broadly. Talk to me about Verde Resources and the company’s mission.
JW: Verde Resources is a green tech company with a mission to provide commonsense, pragmatic, net zero solutions specifically for the construction industry, which is contributing 37% to global annual emissions.
CA: Wow. Let’s dive deeper into that. What are some of the specific initiatives that the company is taking in the net zero space? I’m trying to make it as easy for laymen as possible.
JW: So we have in America alone, for example, we have about 200 million metric tons of waste biomass, plus or minus. And we can turn these wastes into a carbon rich charcoal called biochar — or biocharcoal. So instead of allowing biomass to decay and re-emit methane into the atmosphere, which is three…