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Carbon charging is a huge cost opportunity for UK agriculture

Business Green

Farmer Martin Lines, chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, puts forward the case for a robust payment framework to incentivise carbon sequestration in UK agriculture. Pricing greenhouse gas emissions at a level that is consistent with net zero opens new routes for a lucrative market in 'negative' carbon emissions.

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? Alterra’s $30B bridge for climate financing #176

Climate Tech VC

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds.   The whopping $30B fund will be split into “Acceleration” and “Transformation” and will target deploying $250B by 2030

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

The use of these chemicals also damages the environment in other ways; much of the fertilizer used in the world today is the product of methane gas, a fossil fuel, while the wide-scale use of pesticides has been linked to the damage of ecosystems and vital populations of pollinators. million tonnes of additional CO2 will be emitted globally.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. Burger King committed the sin of lesser two evils in July 2020, with their advertised “reduced methane beef”. Posing an investment risk.

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IPCC report: The 10 key conclusions

Business Green

The good news, however, is that fighting to slash emissions before 2030, and achieving net zero CO2 by 2050, significantly reduces the chances of these sorts of events taking place. Natural carbon sinks become less effective as emissions rise. by the 2100. All major governments worldwide have backed the IPCC's findings.

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'Every fraction of warming matters': World careering towards irreversible climate impacts, top scientists warn

Business Green

Limiting other greenhouse gases and air pollutants, especially methane, could have benefits both for health and the climate.". "Stabilising the climate will require strong, rapid, and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and reaching net zero CO2 emissions," said Zhai.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. Burger King committed the sin of lesser two evils in July 2020, with their advertised “reduced methane beef”. Posing an investment risk.