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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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

With about $9 billion in annual revenue in 2019, AGCO is behind some of the best-known global brands in tractors, combine harvesters, balers and other farm equipment, including Massey-Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger and Valtra. . With new CEO Eric Hansotia poised to step up Jan. Innovation. Food & Agriculture. Electric Vehicles. Courtesy of.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

1, venture capitalists invested a whopping $1.5 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. If so, should we be building an offsets market around soil credits? An insane year for alternative proteins.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

The ashes are mixed with soil at the base, along with a memorial marker. And as of July 2019, the company had raised $12 million in early-stage venture funding (led by True Ventures ) to help with its mission. It analyzes the costs of the investment, the potential revenue, the labor implications and the anticipated yield.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 9, 2020

Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Small businesses, big opportunities: Where to hunt for impact investments in Africa this year. The World Bankforecasts economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa to pick up to 2.9% (from an estimated 2.5%

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can’t be used for many other crops. The water in natural land supports the cranberry bog and in return, the cranberry bog enriches the soil that supports outside land.". And every one acre of cranberry bog requires 5.5 s cranberries grown in Wisconsin or Massachusetts. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. My hope is that they can help farmers diversify their production systems and sequester carbon," says Eric Smith, investment officer for the trust. "In

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Investing in forests can be a win-win that both sequesters carbon and regenerates nature. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019. And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But CEO Mark Schneider took pains to position this investment as one that will be "earnings-neutral.". Nestlé will discuss its climate-related progress and investments on an ongoing basis, with the long-term view in mind. Their multi-billion-dollar investments are significant in their own right. Media Source. Courtesy of.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Investing in forests can be a win-win that both sequesters carbon and regenerates nature. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019. And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 27, 2020

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet Poornima Param… Thu, 08/27/2020 – 01:00 Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. Undoubtedly, soil is foundational to human life, yet we know very little about the soil itself.

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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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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

With that broad context, let’s look at 8 fascinating developments in sustainability from 2019. Beginning in late 2018 and stretching into 2019, she created a global movement, spoke truth to power , and collected more than 10 million followers on social media. Sustainable investing advances. People are taking notice.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Carbon Markets are Ripe for a Reset — Our Investment in Funga Photo Credit: Filip Zrnzević The carbon sequestration market has been heating up lately (no pun intended). So-called “net-zero” pledges by companies doubled from 500 in 2019 to over 1,000 in 2020. degrees celsius. We also backed Funga because of their impressive team.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

It is widely understood that human activity is having a severe negative impact on natural ecosystems all over the world, and only with greater investment in analysis and remedial action can these issues be addressed.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It’s also planning an investment push that will see it fund carbon removal projects at an expected cost of $35 per metric ton in 2025, increasing to $80 per metric ton in 2030 — far higher than the amount companies traditionally pay to purchase carbon offsets on voluntary markets. . We are in a period of unbelievable learning," he said. "My

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

McCains, the UK's largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, has unveiled the 'McCain Potato Farmer Pledge' backed by a £25m investment designed to help its supply chain better manage the impact of both climate change and the coronavirus crisis.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Global metal exploration budgets are down 11 percent in aggregate from 2019 to 2020, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Investment in copper exploration is down 24 percent. South Africa mines 72 percent of world’s platinum output, and China has greatly increased its investments there, too. . to fill the mining gap.

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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. Sustainable agriculture can help to preserve our natural resources, like water and soil. Sustainable agriculture is not a new concept. by the year 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

In October 2019 a pioneering pilot project was carried out on more than 1,000km of transmission mains in the south of Africa using Utilis’ satellite-borne L-band synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) analytics. Satellite leak detection offers utilities much lower operating costs, with no preparations or upfront investments required.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The next frontier is "connected chemistry," extending the internet of things to "the internet of natural resources," Beck said in 2019. It’s also investing in professional mentorship for minorities and backing communities through $6.5 In 2019, it issued a $1 billion sustainability bond , the first corporation to do so.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an "enterprise à mission," a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law. For example, when social distancing regulations were at their most demanding, trips to train farmers on new practices and discuss investment and financing plans became logistically impossible.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Emissions from coal and gas use are set to grow more in 2021 than they fell in 2020, but emissions from oil use remain below 2019 levels, the report revealed. But she also stressed that "new investments and strong climate policy now need to support the green economy much more systematically and push fossil fuels out of the equation".

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2021

A trio of tech companies - Microsoft, Shopify and Stripe - has been remarkably forthcoming about how it is picking and investing directly in carbon removal projects. The concept isn't new: Farmers have used biochar to improve soil health for many years. market was relatively small as of 2019, at slightly less than $100m annually.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 24, 2022

For ranchers, invasive plants can also significantly reduce the land’s natural productivity for livestock, greedily removing water and nutrients from the soil which outcompetes all native species. It was applied to a large section of this ranch using aerial application in 2019 (green shaded area). Image provided by Bayer ES.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Last month, it pulled in another $12 million, bringing total investment to $35 million, and hired a new CEO to handle the growth stage while co-founder Kathy Hannun takes the president role to focus on technology development.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Almost 100 percent of our new investments in renewables are based on pure market conditions,” he said. Enel has a lot of new investment coming down the pike. Between 2020 and 2022, the utility will invest €11.5 “No incentives whatsoever.". billion ($12.6 Putting a number on solar-plus-storage.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 26, 2021

Often the most cost-effective infrastructure is not made of concrete or steel, but soil. You’re looking at the aftermath of 2019 floods that left millions of acres of U.S. That’s why advocates for regenerative ag talk about soil as infrastructure. At the heart of the issue is the quality of farmland soils.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Remember 2019? Microsoft , JetBlue and Royal Dutch Shell are among those seeking to offset a portion of their carbon footprint by investing in forest protection and reforestation. The Regenerative Organic Alliance developed a standard to support farmers who promote soil health. HSBC invests in world’s first ‘reef credit’ system.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 24, 2020

gigawatts of offshore wind installed or with the final investment decision in place. In first announcing the JV back in May 2019, Engie and EDPR said joining forces would allow them to "grow their asset base more rapidly and to operate more efficiently. According to its Q3 results, industry leader Ørsted has 9.9

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2023

GFI said greater understanding of nature risk was critical to the economy, as three-quarters of UK FTSE All-Share firms are currently "highly dependant" on natural capital and resources - including water and soil with sectors such as agriculture, forestry, utilities and mining - that are at risk of economic disruption from nature degradation.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 18, 2020

With about $9bn in annual revenue in 2019, AGCO is behind some of the best-known global brands in tractors, combine harvesters, balers and other farm equipment, including Massey-Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger and Valtra. With new CEO Eric Hansotia poised to step up Jan. This article first appeared at GreenBiz.com.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

So Miller, who launched the platform in the fall of 2019 to provide funding to small, sustainably run farms — operations often underserved by traditional finance — soon found himself expanding Steward’s services to help these same farmers shift their business model. "The This increased access to capital could help scale the market.

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GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

They include: Investing in environmental infrastructure such as clean drinking water and wastewater treatment systems. In Fiscal Year 2019, EPA’s EJ budget was $5.2 A prominent example of these characteristics is the Formosa Plastics Group proposal to build a $9.4 What public policies are needed? million with 22 full-time employees.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2023

Within the cracks of rock slabs, sand, and soil, this water sinks, swells, and flows — sometimes just a few feet under the surface, sometimes 30,000 feet below. Trees are drowning as the soil becomes soupier , starving their roots of oxygen. Beneath our feet there is an invisible ocean. Pavement is degrading faster.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It is an achievable, affordable plan that will bring jobs, investment and wider benefits to the UK. Overall, the Strategy’s ambitions align to the UK’s emissions targets of Net Zero by 2050 and a 78% reduction from 1990 to 2035 (63% relative to 2019). The Government has proposed deployment levels of low-carbon options (e.g.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 30, 2022

Malaysia’s government plans to increase the share of renewable energy in its installed capacity to 31% in 2025 and 40% in 2035 under its power generation plan, according to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority. This ensured fewer soiling losses and provided a better albedo effect. Sepang’s digital prowess.

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