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Tesco and WWF launch climate-friendly cattle feed scheme for dairy farmers

Business Green

Tesco dairy farmers to receive 80 per cent seed subsidy for plants and herbs it claims can boost animal health, water and soil quality while also cutting emissions. We will continue to work with our farmers to both reduce carbon emissions and continue to increase the amount of biodiversity on farm.

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New campaign looks to build on booming organic market

Business Green

Soil Association reveals that lockdown sparked a sales surge for organic certified products. New data shows that sales of organic food in supermarkets have seen the biggest jump since December 2016, with year-on-year growth hitting more than six per cent.

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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Envirotec Magazine

In recent decades, growth in agricultural production has come with a heavy price; causing unsustainable harm to the environment and biodiversity. With no soil or pesticide contamination, water efficiency is further enhanced by the absence of a requirement for washing.

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The Link Between Flooding and Biodiversity Loss

The Environmental Blog

These flooding events have long been known for having a direct or indirect link with biodiversity loss. These events can also have a positive impact, such as enriching the soil with newer nutrients, but in most cases, they cause more devastation than good. Hence the loss of biodiversity is very evident here.

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Co-op to ban peat-based compost from stores to help 'prune' emissions

Business Green

The Co-op halved its greenhouse gas emissions between 2006 and 2016, and has since adopted science-based climate goals in line with limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5C, including targets to reduce its emissions by a further 50 per cent and reduce its supply chain emissions by 11 per cent by 2025.

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Farmers fear climate crisis will have greater impact on their business than coronavirus

Business Green

The firm, which has committed to reducing the carbon intensity of its operations by at least 50 per cent by 2030 from a 2016 baseline, said its updated sustainability strategy was designed to place the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss at the core of its Covid-19 recovery plans.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

Producers claim their animal feed comes from responsible sources and their livestock use land unsuitable for other uses, all the while supporting biodiversity and capturing carbon from the atmosphere through holistic or other types of “regenerative” grazing. For example, while Brazilian meat giant JBS reported emissions of 7.14