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The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow

DeSmogBlog

To do so, they draw on friendly science, the promise of technological innovation and slick marketing campaigns – which promise “climate neutral” or “climate smart” meat and dairy – to create the idea we can continue eating vast quantities of the stuff while meeting our climate goals. The science shows that for humanity to stay below 1.5C

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

Ardern is being watched closely : Her administration has been criticized for being lenient on reducing biogenic methane from agricultural production — notably dairy cattle and sheep — which accounts for almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6.6 percent of its GDP. LinkedIn | Twitter. For HP Inc.,

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Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model

DeSmogBlog

Like the fossil fuel and pesticides industries, it regularly points to innovations that it says will soon lower the sector’s emissions drastically. Since then, meat industry players have shifted from emphasising the supposed sustainability of organically-produced meat to painting meat as an answer to ecological challenges like climate change.

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Climate Intelligence: The Digital Fabric for Climate Action

Better Ventures

Some of you may recall the boom-and-bust cycle of clean tech from 2006–2011. Costs for collecting this data have also plummeted thanks to sensor hardware innovation, making the data more accessible than ever. a new layer of high-quality, high-granularity understanding built upon key technology innovations of the past decade.

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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

Lab-grown meat dramatically cuts back on carbon emissions , methane emissions, water consumption and land use. Sci-Fi Scenarios Three-course-dinner-pills and solar food Feeding an army has been the source of innovation in the realm of food for thousands of years. One such attempt was Rimonabant in 2006. Absolutely.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006. Many schools including the schools on this list have demonstrated that they are both resourcefulness innovative in their efforts to achieve their sustainability objectives.

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