Algae has been used by humans for thousands of years, but the idea of using algae as a secret weapon to combat climate change is definitely a modern day concept. The more scientists delve into the biology of algae, the more species they find and the more they discover just how incredibly versatile this primordial organism really is.  Help support this channels independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Spark Network interview with Just Have a Think's Dave Borlace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snSffAFL5j4 Spark Network podcast link https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-have-a-think-viral-youtube-host-dave-borlace/id1595476719?i=1000549595355 Spark Network Web page https://sparknetwork.com/ iClima Webpage https://www.iclima.earth/ Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com/ Interested in mastering and remembering the concepts that I present in my videos? Check out the FREE Dive Deeper mini-courses offered by the Center for Behavior and Climate. These mini-courses teach the main concepts in select JHAT videos and go beyond to help you learn additional scientific or conservation concepts. The courses are great for teachers to use or for individual learning.https://climatechange.behaviordevelopmentsolutions.com/just-have-a-think-jhat Research Links Symbrosia - Methane supression with algae https://symbrosia.co/projects-all iwi - algae supplements https://iwilife.com/ Science Direct Paper on Algae carbon sequestration https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982219308863 Articles about SuSeWi Algae Food company https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-algae-is-the-food-of-the-future-6wr3fnj9g https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/can-algae-help-in-the-fight-against-climate-change-8kfbrrgn3 Exxon and Viridos https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/playing-the-long-game-exxonmobil-gambles-on-algae-biofuel/ https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/News/Newsroom/News-releases/2018/0306_ExxonMobil-and-Synthetic-Genomics-algae-biofuels-program-targets-10000-barrels-per-day-by-2025 https://www.viridos.com/about-us/ Maple forest carbon sequestration https://medcraveonline.com/FREIJ/carbon-sequestration-how-much-can-forestry-sequester-co2.html Algae factoids https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2018/06/15/see-how-algae-could-change-our-world/ Florida Red Tides https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/general/about/#:~:text=Red%20tides%2C%20also%20called%20harmful,concentrations%2C%20often%20discoloring%20the%20water.&text=In%20Florida%20waters%2C%20K.,range%20of%20salinities%20and%20temperatures. US DOE Funding https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-614-million-biofuels-research-reduce-transportation-emissions PHB, PLA, PHA and PHV - Bioplastics https://en.cryptonomist.ch/blog/earthbi/pla-and-pha-phb-phv-family-the-sustainable-bioplastics/ https://microbialcellfactories.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12934-020-01491-1.pdf Methane emissions from livestock https://time.com/6125014/cows-agricultural-emissions/