Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

Innovative farming methods will be used to help address the affects of climate change, in a new project announced on 21 March by Blenheim Estate. Biochar: applying circular biochar to soil before trees are planted, improving water retention and fertility, and sequestering carbon from the atmosphere for over 500 years.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Fast food giant working with McCain and Prince's Countryside Trust to help farmers improve soil health and boost resilience to climate change and Brexit. The money will also fund research looking at the benefits of using cover crops to retain soil quality.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The new Rethink Farming report presents evidence that farming with nature can restore natural assets and improve resilience to a warming world. Ahead of COP26, the Rethink Farming report presents research from 18 case studies that are said to reveal how farmer-led innovation and nature-based solutions can positively impact farm businesses.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2022

It is time for soil health to rise up the climate agenda, in particular at the companies whose products depend on it, argues Moët Hennessy's Sandrine Somers. Healthy soil is the common thread between agriculture, viticulture, and fighting climate change. As living ecosystems, soils support biodiversity. They filter water.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Building more resilient supply chains is a business imperative, especially as the likelihood for more disruption increases. Businesses in response are making strategic, longer-term changes to become more resilient to increased climate impacts like drought, wildfire, extreme weather and sea level rise. And so too is mitigation.

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EDF + Business

MAY 12, 2021

Food and agricultural companies in particular face challenges associated with more extreme and volatile weather, both in terms of the impact it has on their bottom line, as well as their long-term resilience and ability to withstand disruptions. . Decades of trial and error unlocked innovative solutions for driving down emissions.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. The research underscores a trend that scholars have warned of for decades: climate change presents new and intensified challenges for human health. a) and RCP8.5 (b).” Source: Semenza et al.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Start-ups and innovators aiming to deploy technologies that can enhance farmers’ resilience to water, climate, and biodiversity impacts invited to apply for funding. Innovators, companies, and start-ups have been invited by the multinational drinks brand to apply for seed funding to develop their technologies before 7 October.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 5, 2024

A root-dense sample of wet meadow soil. The soil microbiome is a complex life system dominated by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and numerous other microorganisms. However, climate change may alter the function and composition of soil microbial communities. 1) and has direct consequences for agricultural productivity.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 11, 2022

Quantifying the long-term financial benefits of conservation practices that build farm resilience and recognizing that value in the financing offered to farmers would be transformative for farms, lenders and the environment. Data innovation leads to financial innovation. Here’s why.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The latest official sales data from the Soil Association, which certifies products as meeting organic standards, show that sales grew 5.2 Credit: Soil Association. The market for organic certified products topped £3bn for the first time last year, as the sector enjoyed a "phenomenal" 23 per cent growth over the past two years.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Sustainable agriculture includes a variety of practices, such as using more environmentally friendly fertilizers and pesticides, conserving water, and reducing soil erosion. It integrates three key concepts: environmental health, financial viability, and social and economic justice. Sustainable agriculture is not a new concept.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 8, 2024

Piloting enteric methane-reducing solutions and supporting innovation for solutions suitable for beef grazing systems will be necessary for managing methane. Climate-smart agriculture practices, protective measures for soil health, and reduced fuel and energy use are all recommended solutions across the crop commodities.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2022

The government has today promised that the UK is on the cusp of developing "more resistant, more nutritious, and more productive crops" with the passing of legislation to cut red tape and support the development of innovative agri-tech. The UK has some incredible academic centres of excellence and they are poised to lead the way.".

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental is expanding its support for visionary entrepreneurs who are addressing climate challenges in innovative ways. Investors and innovators are taking note, and are pouring in to address climate change. The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 gigatons of CO2 annually by 2030.

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2022

As part of the plan, farmers are provided with training and support as they adopt regenerative farming methods that reduce pesticide use, carbon emissions, and soil erosion, while simultaneously improving organic soil matter and biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet. Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. . Soil at the center . Poornima Param…. Thu, 08/27/2020 - 01:00.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2023

Their harmful impacts on human and ecosystem health are generally well understood. In addition, they disrupt soil microbes, which play a critical role in the ability of soils to sequester carbon. By degrading soil health, agrochemicals limit the capacity of soils to store carbon.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 4, 2021

Through this partnership, organizations and stakeholders representing every step of the food value chain will come together to decarbonize the European food system, while maximizing other benefits such as soil health and farmer resilience. The world’s soils are the second largest carbon sink, second only to oceans.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets. It's not the end of the journey just because the biochar goes in the soil, we should see what its true impact is."

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With negotiations continuing through the weekend, Saturday has been designated 'Nature and Land-Use Day' and a raft of announcements are expected on how governments and businesses can ramp up efforts to expand natural carbon sinks, encourage greener farming practices, and bolster climate resilience across the agricultural supply chains.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 26, 2021

Bayer , headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, is a multinational life science company with core competencies in the areas of health care and agriculture. Sustainable development and inclusive growth are core elements of Bayer’s corporate strategy and vision: “health for all, hunger for none.” Learn more about them here. ###.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Spearheaded by the US and United Arab Emirates (UAE), Aim4C will be showcasing $13 billion-worth of joint projects (or “innovation sprints”) which feature many high-tech “climate-smart” solutions that are favoured by industry, and include some dubious technologies unproven at scale.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2021

Regenerative agriculture puts a greater focus on soil health and quality, promoting biodiversity and more plant cover on fields throughout the year, according to McCain, which said it plans to use potatoes grown to these standards in its Superfries, Bistro fries, Potato Patties, Smiles, Tasti Taters and Homefries brands.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 16, 2023

Danone and EDF will work together in such areas as improved science, data and reporting standards, innovative financing models to help farmers of all sizes, and catalyzing industry and policy leadership through advocacy. Danone and EDF will work together to pilot innovations to cut methane in years to come.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 28, 2020

House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, created to deliver comprehensive climate policy recommendations for Congress to act upon, has released their recommendations in a report titled Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient and Just America.

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2021

To make farms more resilient to the effects of a warmer climate, Ford argues that farmers need a way to make better decisions about sustainable business practices. Truterra collects information acre by acre about the soil, water situation, the type of tractor to use and how many passes to make, among other things.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

Robotic crop harvesters and autonomous cow bedding system receive share of funding from latest round of the Farming Innovation Programme Three cutting-edge farming technology projects are to receive a share of £9.13m in government funding in support of plans to boost agricultural productivity, sustainability, and climate resilience.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

They help farmers to integrate a range of innovative ideas into their processes to reduce carbon emissions and improve soil health; exactly the things we need to make our barley more sustainable.". Among its programmes, Future Food Solutions aims to work with farmers to improve soil health and water quality.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

New report from Tony Blair Institute explores how cities could source 30 per cent of their own fresh produce by 2030 using a range of innovative new technologies. By 2050, two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities and will consume 80 per cent of all food produced," the report states.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2022

Nature-based actions within and beyond corporate supply chains can be taken today to boost resilience to shocks like floods, droughts and other extreme weather, explains Urs Dieterich, from the Landscape Resilience Fund. Climate adaptation, or efforts to build climate change resilience, has now been thrust into the spotlight.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2020

A survey of 600 farmers carried out by the pollster on behalf of Swiss biotechnology giant Syngenta in February found 72 per cent were worried about the impact of climate change on their crop yields, animal health, and ability to do business.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Responding to DeSmog’s findings, Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at Brussels-based policy and advocacy group, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL), said: “[W]hen working on chemicals- and pesticides-related policies, the imbalance of stakeholders in favour of industry interests is striking.”.

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Elemental Excelerator

JULY 7, 2022

Since 2012, Elemental has invested in more than 130 companies, funded 100+ projects, celebrated its 20th portfolio exit, and launched a Policy Lab and Career Pathways program to strengthen the systems around our innovation economy.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Through the lens of environmental stewardship and innovation, this journey will dissect the layers of organic materials that form the backbone of biomass energy, venturing beyond the surface to examine the environmental, economic, and social narratives that intertwine with the fabric of this energy form.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

Indeed, the biggest game-changer for the future of food could be businesses' ability to align ambitious net zero climate strategies with delivery on these wider goals, and seeing their purpose, impact, value and resilience through joined-up outcomes.

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