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12 reasons why industrial-scale agriculture is driving environmental destruction

Low Impact

In this article, the LWA’s Horticulture Campaigns Coordinator Rebecca Laughton explains why we have to produce and trade a greater percentage of food locally. Packaging – More plastics are needed to package produce that is stored for longer periods, to prevent dessication and wilting.

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Energy resilience: Why energy efficiency must be at the heart of the heat electrification agenda

Business Green

As demand for fossil-fuel free heating grows, policymakers and industry need to work together to prep the installation workforce for a major roll out of electric heat pumps, writes Panasonic's Enrique Vilamitjana. The future direction of the Building Regulations has been set to generate increased demand for heat pumps.

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Orbán-backed Think Tank Courts Farmers Linked to Far Right Ahead of EU Poll

DeSmogBlog

In his address, Fazi praised the farmers protests and warned against the EU’s “decades-long attack on Europe’s small-farming model”, urging farmers to be “much more radical in their analysis and demands”. The organisations referenced in the article were approached for comment and had not responded prior to publication.

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Green Dividend Stocks: The Comfort Food of Investing in a Sustainable Future

Hydrogen Fuel News

Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too. USD, is exploring advanced technologies like carbon capture and hydrogen to help meet growing energy demand while reducing environmental impacts.

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Mapped: Europe’s Fossil Fuel-Backed Hydrogen Lobby

DeSmogBlog

An in-depth article by the website Carbon Brief argues that the fuel is unlikely to be taken up universally, particularly as “the volume required to satisfy all the possible applications for low-carbon hydrogen would likely far exceed the amount available, even if production is significantly scaled up.”. Political Access.

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Flagship EU Farming Reforms in Peril as Lobbyists Exploit Ukraine War

DeSmogBlog

Documents obtained by DeSmog show Copa-Cogeca, a powerful trade body for Europe’s farmers, demanded revisions to the EU’s sustainable farming plan at a private meeting with the European Commission in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Europe’s centre-right EPP party has used arguments which track industry demands. Their agenda?

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AeroFarms is trying to cultivate the future of vertical farming

Business Green

According to a 2020 report by the World Wildlife Fund, indoor farming is projected to have a combined annual growth rate of more than 24 per cent between 2018 and 2024, hitting $3bn in revenues worldwide in 2024. He is confident its technology can support a massive jump in demand and commercialisation. There's a reliable demand.