Agri-climate innovator Genesis has taken centre stage at Australia’s largest climate investment conference, presenting its scalable algae-based technology as a proven and commercially viable pathway to lowering agricultural emissions without compromising productivity. By doing so, Genesis positions itself as one of the available climate technologies in the market capable of delivering both environmental and economic returns at scale.
Presenting at the Climate Investor Forum alongside leading climate technology companies, Genesis outlined how its algae-based feed supplements and crop biostimulants are already improving growth rates, boosting yields, and reducing emissions intensity across key livestock and cropping sectors in both Australia and Asia.
Agriculture contributes approximately 15 percent of Australia’s anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, with enteric methane from livestock the single largest source. At the same time, Australia remains one of the world’s top five beef exporters, with producers navigating tightening profit margins, rising input costs, and increasing pressure from supply chains to demonstrate emissions reductions.
Genesis’s platform addresses productivity and emissions simultaneously at the production stage. By improving feed efficiency and accelerating growth rates, livestock reach market weight sooner—reducing lifetime methane output while improving overall production efficiency.
Genesis has grown to become Australia’s largest micro algae producer, with capacity to supply more than 350,000 cattle daily. Its cultivation systems require comparatively low land, water, and labour inputs, supporting scalable deployment within existing agricultural operations.
Over the long term, Genesis estimates its technology platform could contribute more than 2.6 gigatonnes of CO₂-equivalent in global carbon abatement annually, with 0.2 to 0.6 gigatonnes achievable in the near term through deployment across livestock and cropping systems.
Field performance has been validated through commercial and research partnerships, across livestock and key strategic crops. Of important note is the dramatic improvement in sugar cane growth performance helping address the sugar cane yield plateau being experienced by the sugar industry over recent years
“Agriculture doesn’t need to choose between productivity and emissions reduction,” said Colin McGregor, Genesis’s Founder and Managing Director. “We’ve demonstrated that it can achieve both at scale. Algae is not a future concept; it’s a deployable solution capable of reshaping how food is produced.”
With established production capacity, validated field performance and expanding international partnerships, Genesis is delivering a farmer-led, economically grounded pathway to large-scale emissions reduction and more sustainable global food production.
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