Business Green

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Based at the University's Newport campus, the School of Sustainable Food and Farming claims to be the first of its type in the UK, offering both undergraduate and short courses on regenerative farming methods for livestock, soil health, and biodiversity to help equip students with skills in climate-friendly food production.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

Dubbed Connecting the Dots: Plastic pollution and the planetary emergency , the report argues that plastic pollution must be treated alongside biodiversity loss and climate change as a planetary emergency.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. See Table.).

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The planned targets were intended to drive progress in areas such as river quality by encouraging stronger government policy and providing certainty for business. The new version will have to show clearly how the government’s policies will deliver on its targets. g/m 3 – a level the Government does not plan to meet until 2040.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

“By applying the circular solutions outlined in this report, we can reduce the use of scarce materials and dramatically cut emissions—thereby fighting climate change and biodiversity loss,” said Frans van Houten, CEO of Royal Philips and Co-Chair of the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy. But we can only do it by joining forces.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

But long-term targets on water quality, air pollution, biodiversity, and waste prompt calls for greater ambition from environmental and business groups. The government described PM2.5

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Business Green

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Based at the University's Newport campus, the School of Sustainable Food and Farming claims to be the first of its type in the UK, offering both undergraduate and short courses on regenerative farming methods for livestock, soil health, and biodiversity to help equip students with skills in climate-friendly food production.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I think there’s an increasing recognition that policy measures and action targeted at production itself is going to be needed to get the kind of decline rates that we’re thinking about here,” said Steve Pye, one of the study’s authors, during a press call on Tuesday.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to the report, the UK has an opportunity to demonstrate global leadership in the development of a sustainable agriculture and land-use policy, based on a robust, shared, and accessible evidence base. But he stressed that "productivity is about much more than food, timber and products that can be sold on markets". "It

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In addition to on-site renewables and recycled cladding, the site features a Drive-Thru lane made from recycled tyres, kerb stones made from recycled plastic bottles, and a biodiversity garden and nature trail. Customers also have access to an array of on-site EV charging points.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

APRIL 30, 2020

Their commitment played no small part in several watershed developments, including Amazon’s pledge to go carbon neutral by 2040 and Jeff Bezos’s $10B commitment to fight climate change. Join us for a discussion of innovation in agriculture and advocacy facilitated by Climate Solutions' Gregg Small. RSVP and get session II on your calendar!

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As such, the NAO's report today recommends the government draw up a coherent new set of objectives, with measurable outcomes for 2030 and 2040, in order to offer a clear plan long term for improving the UK's environment. He added that the findings echoed the work of the EAC as part of its inquiry into biodiversity and ecosystems. "We

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

When the National Farmers Union announced its ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the industry by 2040, it took many by surprise. At the time there was a lot of surprise," NFU president Minette Batters of the 2040 net zero announcement, which she made at a farming conference in Oxford last year. "I

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Business Green

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Alliance of leading truckmakers pledge to switch to zero emission models by 2040. A group of Europe's largest truckmakers have this week pledged to stop selling vehicles that produce emissions by 2040, a decade earlier than originally planned. All the green business news from around the world this week.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2022

As recent analysis grimly shows, all global cotton growing regions will be exposed to increased risk from at least one climate hazard by 2040. Decisions will need to be made about whether land is used for food, feed, fuel, fibre, or for vital carbon capture and biodiversity solutions.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

However, Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey, who announced the new goals today at the critical COP15 UN biodiversity summit currently taking place in Montreal, insisted the targets were "ambitious" and would be "challenging to achieve". "We Weakening these targets is an embarrassment and a betrayal.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2021

The sequenced roadmap published today sets a series of goals and milestones that need to be met to deliver on its headline commitments, incorporating government policies such as the Future Homes Standard and Biodiversity Net Gain.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2021

The tech titan has invested in protecting forests for some time , but last week it launched a new venture in collaboration with Conservation International that is dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, restoring biodiversity and addressing other climate crises while also producing a financial gain for the company.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2021

The tech titan has invested in protecting forests for some time , but last week it launched a new venture in collaboration with Conservation International that is dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, restoring biodiversity and addressing other climate crises while also producing a financial gain for the company.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 6, 2024

It is actively formulating policies and establishing partnerships with international energy corporations, with the aim of transforming Egypt into a nexus for green hydrogen production. This governmental backing is vital in offering a consistent regulatory atmosphere and drawing investment into the sector.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

APRIL 29, 2020

Their commitment played no small part in several watershed developments, including Amazon’s pledge to go carbon neutral by 2040 and Jeff Bezos’s $10B commitment to fight climate change. Join us for a discussion of innovation in agriculture and advocacy facilitated by Climate Solutions' Gregg Small. RSVP and get session II on your calendar!

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know guide to the raft of policies and spending commitments contained in the government's flagship roadmap for achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Here BusinessGreen has rounded up all the policies, commitments, and investment pledges set out in the document. Guiding Principles.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been a mess for decades, proving hugely damaging to the environment and administratively onerous for farmers. They have a design concept and they are struggling to get from the concept to an operable policy that can be implemented… And now the stuff on SFI has come in at the side.".

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Globally JLL has set a net zero carbon target for our own occupied portfolio by 2030, as well as a target to support clients with portfolios managed by JLL to halve emissions by 2030, subsequently reaching net zero in 2040. Our focus is to move the dial from the why to the how to reach net zero in a robust operational process.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 28, 2020

Given the Paris Accord’s aspirations, the climate challenge facing humanity can be expressed in simple terms: halve annual carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions by 2030, halve them again by 2040, and again by 2050. But how do these land use changes impact agriculture, biodiversity, and other considerations?

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2022

BusinessGreen rounds up the top takeaways from the government's long-awaited Jet Zero Strategy to decarbonise domestic flight by 2040. Could passengers be enjoying climate-friendly flights within the UK by 2040? Many of the policy moves floated by the Jet Zero Strategy remain TBC. Here are the five key takeaways.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Scientists, climate policy experts and campaigners had argued the mine was inconsistent with the government's own aim to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Restoring and protecting these natural carbon sinks is important for lots of reasons, including supporting biodiversity, alleviating flooding and creating associated jobs.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2023

He stressed that policies were urgently needed to help farm businesses manage high input costs while maintaining the UK's food security, calling on the government to boost access to low-carbon alternative fertilisers and reward farmers for restoring trees and hedges that can absorb carbon and hold water which could help reduce drought impacts.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

It said it would now be consulting with farmers and other stakeholders across the country over the coming weeks to ensure the ELM "does not repeat the mistakes of the EU's burdensome Common Agricultural Policy" (CAP).

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

The Swedish company has pledged to reduce emissions across its value chain by 56 per cent by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2040, 10 years ahead of the deadline set out by the Paris Agreement, and as such is now ramping up efforts to help its partners develop their own net zero plans. One or two companies can't change policies, but 130 can.".

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It also launched a Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark to help the fashion and textile industry take action on biodiversity. Now, companies themselves are seeing the business benefits of proactive forestry policies. Microsoft is building a ‘Planetary Computer’ to protect biodiversity. Still, some firms are making progress.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Highlands Rewilding's plan is to turn the two estates into biodiverse carbon sinks through "ethically profitable land management", with the close involvement of the local communities, with hopes of then expanding the model to further lands across the region. "And So that's my aspiration."

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

George Monbiot's latest book, Regenesis , is the latest in a string of studies to warn how essentially extractive agricultural practices are damaging soils and biodiversity to such an extent that food security is being threatened. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Business as usual is not working The report is unequivocal that human-caused climate change is affecting weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe, and is set to get worse without a major acceleration in policy action and drastically increased investment in climate solutions. of warming. of warming. Lobbying for a 1.5C

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Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2020

The UK's climate advisory body has tabled an ambitious set of policy measures to deliver net zero farming – here are the key takeaways. We have very deliberately published this report at what we see as being the moment of maximum opportunity when it comes to new policies for agriculture," Chris Stark, CEO of the CCC, tells BusinessGreen. "We

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2023

On top of that, the CCC's advice suggests Northern Ireland should establish interim emissions reduction targets for an overall 48 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, rising to a 77 per cent cut by 2040, both against a 1990 baseline. We'll need that."

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

When you first walk into the exhibition, what is really striking is the very large, virtual tree," says Sophie Dembinski, head of policy and UK country manager at internet search engine Ecosia, one of the Barbican's partners for the exhibition. Ideal City 2040, SPACE10 with Modem, Barbican 2022 - Credit - Tim Whitby and Getty Images.

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