Is Seaweed The Answer To All Our Problems?
Is Seaweed The Answer To All Our Problems?

“If you think about igniting an economic revolution inspired by nature then seaweed is one of the catalysts,” says Joost Wouters. The tall Dutch entrepreneur sits at a coffee table in Zermatt’s Mont Cervin Palace Hotel — talking fast and passionate. He is attending the Zermatt Summit to present his vision.

In an earlier life, he worked for the multi-billion-dollar companies Procter & Gamble and Pepsi. Then he tried to promote a more human approach to management with his consulting firm. But it was the work of former NASA scientist Dr. Douglas Kalkwarf, that turned his life around.

“It was Dr. Kalkwarf who came up with the idea to grow seaweed and also invented the bio-digester. I fell in love with this concept. It is feasible and scalable. That was the trigger, and as you dive deeper into the topic, you see all this potential,” explains Mr. Wouters and continues in his enthusiastic way: “Imagine, there’s no mechanism known to humanity better addressing climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide via photosynthesis like plants are doing it — seaweed as well. And seaweed is the fastest growing biomass on the planet.”

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