The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This massive biodiversity project is working to restore the Australian bushland to what it once was, with a carbon sequestration aspect designed to offset much of the air pollution in the area. First, they direct seed with an array of native seeds in an effort to regrow essential groundcover. Replanting The Aussie Bushland.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 8, 2024

Arguably the most influential voluntary corporate climate initiative in the world, SBTi effectively sets the climate agenda for global companies – including on the use of carbon credits. And carbon credits are a tool that can help us accomplish those urgent climate goals. Capital is limited.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This year saw nearly a two-fold increase in abstracts utilizing Planet data through our various Science Programs over last year, with 130 posters and talks covering a huge array of topics, including: Quantifying the extent and drivers of global forest loss using the combined power of PlanetScope and Sentinel-2 Integrating field- and space-based data (..)

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Today, we are excited to announce new details of our hyperspectral constellation, which is being brought to market through a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership with the Carbon Mapper Coalition.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Agriculture’s role in fuelling the climate and biodiversity crisis has become increasingly apparent in recent years. JBS , the world’s second-largest food company, also shared its plan to support regenerative agriculture practices, which are said to improve soil health and biodiversity.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The launch of the UN biodiversity talks in Montreal this week has prompted yet another report that attempts to put a financial value on the services nature provides to the global economy. A new report has pinned the overall value of nature markets at a huge $10tr - but will it cut through with decision makers at COP15?

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Gasification Gasification involves subjecting biomass to high temperatures in an environment with controlled oxygen, which converts the material into a mixture of gases including hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane, collectively known as syngas. Equally important is the consideration of air quality.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2021

Indonesia is responsible for almost 72 per cent of global palm oil production, and producers in the country have faced repeated criticism over links to the destruction of critical tropical rainforests in the country in order to make way for palm oil plantations, which leads to increased greenhouse gas emissions and reduced carbon sinks.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. Again, the research doesn’t account for the cost of inaction.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In addition to on-site renewables and recycled cladding, the site features a Drive-Thru lane made from recycled tyres, kerb stones made from recycled plastic bottles, and a biodiversity garden and nature trail. Customers also have access to an array of on-site EV charging points.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Labour and green groups describe measures as 'damp squib', arguing it does not go far enough to protect and restore habitat-rich carbon stores. They play a crucial role in locking up carbon, provide habitats for wildlife and help with flood mitigation. Our peatlands are an incredibly valuable natural resource," she said.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

A draft document of an official plan set to be published on 27 May sheds light on what types of low-carbon investments the EU intends to prioritise through its heavily-trailed green recovery plan, as it looks to reboot the economy while moving the continent closer to its climate goals.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2023

In addition, when making claims about 'carbon neutrality' companies would need to be transparent about what part of the claim concerns their own operations, and what part relies on buying offsets. The proposals also include requirements covering the integrity of offsets themselves and the accounting rules that govern them.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The Sustainability Summit will be part of the Planet Explore 2020 conference, our largest event of the year, which will draw thousands of online participants from a broad array of fields, geographies and disciplines. 11:15 am Monitoring Ecosystems and Protecting Biodiversity from Space. 3:30 pm Enabling The Sustainable Enterprise .

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Business Green

JANUARY 3, 2022

There is a vast array of ways businesses can both show leadership and generate value. The most forward-thinking are taking a rounded approach by ensuring that they are not just looking at carbon, but also tackling interdependent issues. It also risks limiting the effectiveness of vital carbon sinks like mangrove forests.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

A wide array of trends and technologies have combined to ensure that nature is finally being given due consideration. Meanwhile, the global embrace of net zero targets has shone a spotlight on nature's vital role as a carbon sink that has to be rapidly expanded if net zero pledges are to be honoured.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 8, 2020

CITE also features a building integrated solar array, stormwater management cisterns, a biodiverse landscape design, locally sourced, recycled materials wherever possible and increased use of FSC-certified wood finishes for lowered embodied carbon.

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism. Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00. Innovation marches forward.

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Business Green

MAY 28, 2020

The industry expects to see three million UK homes with solar by 2030, and big business is increasingly looking to sign long term contracts with renewable power producers to guarantee itself low cost, zero carbon sources of electricity. Gigawatt solar parks belong in deserts and are likely to stay there. They can also be created quickly.

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Unsustainable

AUGUST 20, 2019

In addition, trees also absorb carbon dioxide while producing oxygen for all living things. In an undated article by the Department of Health (New York State), it was stated that “Methane and Carbon Dioxide make up 90 to 98% of landfill gas. gallons of oil, 26,500 litres of water and 17 trees”, “U.S offices use 12.1

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives. The startup is backed by unusually diverse array of funders. The Kula Bio raise is notable not just for the impact the company claims.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives. The startup is backed by unusually diverse array of funders. The Kula Bio raise is notable not just for the impact the company claims.

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

However, following claims from Truss last week that field-based solar arrays were a "depressing" sight in the British countryside, her rival Sunak today broadly echoed her stance, promising to "make sure that high quality farmland is kept in production and not used for housing, ‘rewilding' or large-scale solar farms".

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

With droughts affecting the UK for much of last summer, the project, from Westcountry Rivers Trust and South West Water, will not only contribute to better hydrated wetlands, woodlands and fields, but can help farms manage water demand through dry weather, as well as boost aquatic biodiversity.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Planting trees encourages the absorption of carbon dioxide, one of the key greenhouse gases responsible for global warming. ” And, in the face of a planetwide environmental emergency, the increase of forest cover in Scotland, and by extension the United Kingdom, can help towards achieving Britain’s carbon zero target of 2050. .”

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Green Market Oracle

JULY 13, 2020

This year is the last time we have, if we are not to see a carbon rebound," Birol said. We have a chance to save our planet, including much of the diverse array of flora and fauna that make up our biodiversity. Will we passively watch kids who are fighting for their lives and fail to enjoin the struggle? Or maybe we won't. "It

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Yet given the UK government has long ruled out levying any sort of meat tax in order to accelerate the shift to alternative proteins, it may well be that Ministers prefer 'nudge' options which seek to change behaviour, such as supporting the development of a wider array of alternative protein options.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

But climate resilience remains a much less chartered territory for firms, with sustainability strategies typically focusing on water, carbon, and waste reduction, and having little or nothing to say about climate resilience. We have to learn new behaviours and new aesthetics." Managing that complexity is core to the sustainability challenge."

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Grist

AUGUST 17, 2023

This array of species and surfaces reduces fire intensity and promotes biodiversity. These critics argue that thinning is a ploy to increase commercial logging and that severe wildfires are critical for forest health and biodiversity. Prescribed-fire professionals ignite cultural burns. As authors Otis Parrish and Kent G.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 8, 2023

Latin America is home to some of the world’s most biodiverse regions, like the Amazon rainforest and the Galapagos Islands. This remarkable diversity gives rise to a wide array of ecosystems and natural resources that present unique challenges and opportunities for earth observation applications.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

The list includes the company's first virtual power purchase agreement for 22 megawatts, a move made in pursuit of its 2020 net-zero carbon emission goal. Clancy: You're very excited about forestry and forest options as a means of carbon removal. We have a five-year glide path for every single brand. Can you elaborate? .

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

The list includes the company's first virtual power purchase agreement for 22 megawatts, a move made in pursuit of its 2020 net-zero carbon emission goal. Clancy: You're very excited about forestry and forest options as a means of carbon removal. We have a five-year glide path for every single brand. Can you elaborate? .

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

New report from independent advisory committee warns the government must approach net zero carbon target carefully, with joined-up policy interventions that do not inadvertently lead to higher emissions. Similarly, trees planted on farmland could prompt an increase in meat imports from countries that farm beef on former rainforests.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 19, 2021

Yosie Mon, 07/19/2021 – 02:00 In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2020

Growing evidence of the myriad benefits well-maintained soils can deliver by combating climate change, alleviating flooding, boosting crop yields, and supporting biodiversity, has been highlighted in a new Royal Society report today, which argues the UK now stands at a "critical moment" for the future of the country's soil health.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

The list includes the company’s first virtual power purchase agreement for 22 megawatts, a move made in pursuit of its 2020 net-zero carbon emission goal. Clancy: You’re very excited about forestry and forest options as a means of carbon removal. We have a five-year glide path for every single brand. Can you elaborate?

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AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

The list includes the company’s first virtual power purchase agreement for 22 megawatts, a move made in pursuit of its 2020 net-zero carbon emission goal. Clancy: You’re very excited about forestry and forest options as a means of carbon removal. We have a five-year glide path for every single brand. Can you elaborate?

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