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CowCredits: Mootral aims to cut cattle burps through carbon offset offer

Business Green

in backing for its plan to fund farmers' use of methane-reducing cattle feed through CO2 offsets. Companies and individuals may soon be able to pay cows to burp less in return for carbon offset credits, under plans being developed by Swiss-British agritech firm Mootral to fund the use of methane-cutting cattle feed on farms.

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Your Pet and Your Planet

Sustainability Consulting

Garrett Wymore and Caroline Buck created their company Petaluma in 2019 after “struggling to find dog nutrition that equally prioritized their pets and the planet.” ( Forbes ) As one of the industry’s pioneers, they aim to set a new standard for pet food, one that considers the planet as a stakeholder.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

For instance, four waves of surveys, from 2014 to 2019 by Glocalities , compiled the answers from 189,996 respondents. In 2019, this figure rose to 77%. It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. Why is greenwashing a problem? “As

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Texas Oil Regulators Profit from the Companies They Oversee

DeSmogBlog

Vague ethics laws, lack of enforcement, and a campaign finance system soaked in fossil fuel cash all combine to make the Texas Railroad Commission a “captive agency,” argue Commission Shift and Texans for Public Justice, two watchdog groups, in their new report. These financial ties raise questions about her regulatory decisions.

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Shell trims carbon footprint, as boss vows to 'step up' climate efforts

Business Green

2019 Sustainability Report confirms oil giant is making progress with a raft of low carbon initiatives, but concerns remain over incremental pace of decarbonisation. Shell must further step up efforts on all fronts, from climate change to ethical leadership to greater transparency.

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Planet Works to Accelerate Sustainable Development and Progress on the SDGs

Planet Pulse

By identifying the point sources of carbon dioxide and methane, these projects use the agile aerospace approach to standardize a broad and transparent global view on emissions enabling companies and governments to reduce leaks and comply with reduction targets. PlanetScope image collected on August 15, 2019. © 2019, Planet Labs Inc.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

For instance, four waves of surveys, from 2014 to 2019 by Glocalities , compiled the answers from 189,996 respondents. In 2019, this figure rose to 77%. It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. Why is greenwashing a problem? “As