Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2021

A report from ocean advocacy organization Oceana estimates that Amazon was responsible for 465 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2019. While these are small steps, Amazon has committed to tackling climate change in two big ways. Online retail is a leading contributor to the problem. and Canada are sending 11.5

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

That money — close to double the 2019 total — is making the industry increasingly visible. The twist: No one disputes that these efforts will be good for soil health. In May, the World Resources Institute warned of regenerative ag’s " limited potential to mitigate climate change." The trend: By Dec.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here’s why Clean Energy Trust is excited about our investment in Continuum Ag , an Iowa-based startup run by farmers, for farmers, to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve sustainability, increase profits, and sequester carbon in the soil. Plowing or tilling soil has been done for thousands of years.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

Sitting in their tiny conference room, nicknamed the “Pineapple Room” for a tropical rug that covered the floor, in the summer of 2019, he and his co-founders faced their primary investor to deliver a grim update. Earth is rich with existing carbon “sinks” that already draw down CO2, like forests, soils, and wetlands.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Holistically changing our agriculture system to become more sustainable comes later. . "We We really don’t have a great understanding of what happens when farmers make these transitions to regenerative systems," said Steven Rosenzweig, senior soil scientist at General Mills. They also doubled the number of crop species to 32.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The research synopsis below comes from AGCI Program Director Emily Jack-Scott and a full list of AGCI’s updates covering recent climate change and clean energy pathways research is available online at [link]. Among the projections: climate impacts worsen nearly 60 percent of infectious diseases. Source: Mora et al.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The UK government has this week launched a major new consultation on how to reduce ammonia emissions from solid urea fertilisers, which have been widely blamed for exacerbating air pollution and soil degradation. Peat bogs are a vital carbon sink and their conservation is critical for tackling climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Increased rain-on-snow, snowmelt, and rainfall events now carry nutrients and soil into streams and rivers during winter when dormant vegetation cannot absorb them. Where these factors converge, more than 40% of the contiguous US is at risk of nutrient export and soil loss from rain-on-snow events.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

AUGUST 5, 2019

By Gail Parson, Director of Membership & State Engagement The third year of the E2 1 Hotels Fellowship officially launched this week with applications for the 2019–2020 class being accepted now! The deadline to submit an application for the 2019–2020 class is September 15.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Using real world data from 2019, the paper sets out the opportunity for massively improving the climate benefits of recycling food waste to produce renewable energy and green fertiliser for farmers. Using Malaby Biogas’s operational data, Bath’s paper was able to show that in 2019 Malaby Biogas saved around 2,000 tonnes of CO2.

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2021

Government's failure to prioritise climate resilience risks undermining UK's ability to meet net zero and biodiversity goals, CCC warns. The UK is already experiencing widespread changes to its climate, with average land temperatures having risen by around 1.2C The pandemic is a new context for that," Stark argued.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

Warming temperatures from climate change are now expanding the northern limit of the fescue belt, and the grass is marching into new areas, taking root on disturbed land, such as pastures. A 2014 study showed that climate change could increase the endophyte’s toxicity. Since then, they’ve converted another 75 acres.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. The inclusion of biodiversity is part of Textile Exchange's Climate+ strategy, which focuses on urgent climate action and recognizes that soil health, water and biodiversity will play a key role in this transition. New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Protections like the Habitats Regulations must be strengthened, not removed, if Government is to have any hope of delivering its promises for restoring nature and tackling climate change. The estimated cost to UK farmers of soil degradation alone is £1.2 billion each year.

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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. But in recent years, there has been a renewed interest in sustainable agriculture as the world confronts the challenges of climate change and dwindling resources.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

With that broad context, let’s look at 8 fascinating developments in sustainability from 2019. The climate protest movement explodes. At the end of the year, Time Magazine named 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg as their youngest “Person of the Year” ever. People are taking notice. degrees Celsius.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Soil fungi play an important role in the functioning of the plants’ roots: The fungi supply the plant with nutrients, and the plant’s roots deliver carbon that nourishes the fungi. That’s 12 times more carbon than is stored in ecosystems where plants and soil fungi aren’t having an affaire de coeur.

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Unsustainable

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Journalists from the Miami Herald to the BBC have crowned Miami, FL, Ground Zero, for the effects of Climate Change. Development, slated for completion in 2019, is ongoing and is expected to move into additional phases. September 2019 marked the first addition of a “bioswale” to the city’s roads.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Bill was originally introduced in draft format at the end of 2018, before being presented to parliament in October 2019, but its publication was delayed until after the General Election. Soil and biodiversity. The UK Soil Association’s Gareth Morgan bemoanded “a gaping hole in the Environment Bill where soil restoration should be”.

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Greenability Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Get a behind-the-scenes look at urban and indigenous food systems and how farmers are working to grow local food that is resilient to climate change, taps the wisdom of elders and looks at regenerative agricultural design for the future. Breakout sessions include: Farm Resilience and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

AUGUST 13, 2019

with the Soil Health Demonstration Trial (SHDT), which was crafted and advanced by an E2-led coalition. Discussion of the role of agriculture in climate change is usually centered on the emissions associated with crop production: the fossil fuel content of fertilizer and pesticides and farm equipment. carbon removal?—?with

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet. These same principles of human healthcare, and these same scientific and technological advances, are starting to be applied to soil — our most important asset for securing our food supply. Soil at the center . Poornima Param….

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

And with 80 per cent of the world's population facing a threat to their water security , trees play a very significant role in stemming desertification and preventing soil erosion. But the impacts run deeper: 75 per cent of the world's accessible fresh water arises from forested watersheds. So what can we do?

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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The combined factors of this continued drought and the unprecedented heat waves sapped the soil moisture of the region, threatening a range of crops , including wheat, berries, and evergreen trees harvested for the Christmas season. Data generated by ClimateEngine.com with modification by Max Borrmann under Creative Commons License.

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Grist

APRIL 15, 2021

We keep talking about this runaway train of positive feedbacks accelerating climate change, but this looks like a brake.”. Massive fires in the northern boreal forests are becoming more common : In 2019, fires raged for months in Alberta, and millions of acres routinely burn in Russia.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It is also a strong example to bring to the COP26 summit of how to follow climate change targets with action. That’s the apparent conclusion of a new independent assessment of the Net Zero Strategy published on 26 October by the Climate Change Committee (CCC). This is the UK’s climate governance working as it should.”.

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Grist

AUGUST 4, 2020

Almost exactly a year ago, we reported that June and July wildfires in the Arctic had released as much carbon as Belgium does in an entire year — an unprecedented summertime burn that would amplify the region’s climate change–fueled fever. But things were still heating up.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? in comparison to 2019, making up 18% of total retail sales globally. According to an FAO estimate, a staggering 690 million people experienced hunger in 2019. Approximately 1.3 The Need for Sustainability.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

Warming temperatures from climate change are now expanding the northern limit of the fescue belt, and the grass is marching into new areas, taking root on disturbed land, such as pastures. A 2014 study showed that climate change could increase the endophyte’s toxicity. Since then, they’ve converted another 75 acres.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

The construction industry is one of the top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions , playing a huge role in climate change. To better understand its impact, it is vital to understand the industry holistically, identifying how the process, materials and design all play a role in climate change. Climate Change.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2020

To coincide with new sustainability strategy agri-business giant Syngenta releases poll showing growing concern worldwide about impact of climate change on crop yields and farmers. Indeed, 63 per cent said climate change would have a greater impact on their business than coronavirus over the next five years, according to the poll.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity. However, a 2020 assessment of regenerative agriculture from the World Resources Institute (WRI) found that while good for the environment, it has “limited potential” to mitigate climate change.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Four additional targets for soil health, pesticide use, smallholder livelihoods, and women's empowerment are also set to be announced by the end of 2022, Better Cotton confirmed. We will help on the ground by incentivising farmers to enrich the environment and embrace both climate-smart and regenerative agricultural practices.". "We

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Business Green

JUNE 17, 2021

Marija Rompani, director of ethics and sustainability at the John Lewis Partnership, stressed that peat bogs were critical carbon stores that would help tackle the climate crisis. "If The RSPB is delighted to see Waitrose committing to help gardeners address the climate and nature emergency," he said.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

For more information, read our full investigation into the meat industry’s messaging on climate change. Animal agriculture isn’t a serious driver of climate change’ Meat industry leaders are increasingly marketing meat as sustainable, arguing that meat production in countries such as the U.S.

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