Salk and Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) announced a new project to advance plant-based carbon capture and sequestration research, education and implementation to help address the climate crisis. With its $2 million donation, Sempra will be the lead sponsor of the “Sequestering Carbon Through Climate Adapted Sorghum” project, part of the Institute’s Harnessing Plants Initiative.
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