DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Agriculture, which is responsible for over one third of the world’s emissions, will be under the spotlight at the upcoming COP28 global climate summit in Dubai. The agriculture industry has a lot to be worried about. No-till and organic farming fall under the banner of regenerative agriculture, as well as the use of cover crops.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 16, 2021

NetCarbon i s a French startup that has the aim to use space technologies powered by Artificial Intelligence to deliver carbon knowledge and have a big impact on climate change. Their plan is to act on a large scale against global warming by providing simple and powerful tools to farmers that can monitor carbon sequestration on their farms.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel. This process yields biogas, predominantly composed of methane and carbon dioxide, which can be used as a fuel for heating, electricity generation, or as a natural gas alternative.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Agriculture lobby groups have been in constant contact with a small group of influential European politicians, holding an average of over two meetings a week while the bloc negotiated flagship reforms to protect nature and climate, DeSmog can reveal. I have my own clear view of what is possible and what is not possible in agriculture.”

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

He made the announcement at the National Farmer's Union (NFU) annual conference yesterday, where he outlined a post-Brexit approach to agriculture policy following the UK's exit from the EU. The SFI is regarded as the centrepiece of the government's long-touted plans to reform agricultural subsidies to better enhance the environment.

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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. The battle over agrochemical regulation is not new.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Our science track demonstrated the robust research applications for Planet’s datasets, highlighting key findings in climate change and carbon farming initiatives. Planet’s daily imaging data enables powerful agricultural insights through the integration of machine learning capabilities.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Leaders have released a four-point “food and agriculture” agenda that calls for governments and industry to work together to find new solutions to climate change–driven food insecurity. One says it will “push” the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to host “positive livestock content” at COP28.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

By far the most politically contentious aspect of the new emissions budgets involves Ireland’s livestock-dominated agriculture sector, which currently accounts for 37.5 Irish Agriculture. per cent of total national emissions, despite the sector contributing only around one percent to GDP. Climate Budget Fight.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

The paper identifies five core green policy areas that policymakers should focus on — green energy, low-carbon transport, natural capital, green building upgrades and green research and development (R&D) — and highlights successful green spending programs to date. billion has been spent on low-carbon transport, $28.9 Meanwhile, $86.1

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Newly-incorporated French company aims to develop nature-based projects that deliver high-quality carbon removals or avoidances. The company will benefit from AXA IM Alts' impact investing and project finance capabilities as well as Engie's expertise in carbon markets and risk management, the partners said.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2022

The UK's first certification scheme for buildings and organisations looking to reach net zero emissions has been launched by Natural Carbon Solutions (NCS). With regards to its offsetting protocol, it highlighted that while offsetting is an essential component when reaching carbon neutrality, "not all carbon offset credits are equal".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

As part of its global low carbon programme the beer company is exploring new techniques to curb emissions from 10 of its Yorkshire barley farms. This trial is very much about ensuring we create a sustainable long term supply chain that benefits farmers, the planet and biodiversity.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. The European Biodiversity strategy, which is another core plank of the Green Deal, includes similar goals.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

APRIL 30, 2020

By planting varied crops, by not tilling, and by actually encouraging wild plant and animal life, she believes that we can restore the land to its natural balance while sequestering carbon. Join us for a discussion of innovation in agriculture and advocacy facilitated by Climate Solutions' Gregg Small.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Instead, communities hosting wood pellet facilities are not only further burdened by pollution and other local dangers, they are also entangled in yet another climate damaging trend — the destruction of biodiverse hardwood forests and the rise of monoculture tree plantations to produce energy that appears to pose climate threats similar to coal. .

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2021

Nature-based solutions can cost-effectively provide roughly a third of the climate action needed by 2030 and, unlike other carbon removal technologies, are available and proven now. This follows analysis last year by The Nature Conservancy and others that found the biodiversity financing gap is roughly $711bn per year.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

IPPR has today called on the government to establish a 'new deal' for farmers that sets out how it plans to curb the agricultural sector's heavy toll on the climate and biodiversity while enabling workers to navigate various challenges related to Brexit, an ageing workforce, technological disruption, and environmental impacts.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

We investigated allegations of workers exposed to radioactive oilfield waste , reported from the frontlines of climate-fueled extreme weather and climate migration , expanded our coverage of the climate impact of agriculture , followed the ongoing buildout of LNG , and sent a team to COP27 , among other things. Carbon Capture and Storage.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Latest figures from UN add to growing library of evidence that global financial system needs a major revamp if biodiversity and climate goals are to be met. The COP15 Biodiversity Summit, kicking off next Wednesday in Montreal, is set to be no different. UN environment summits are increasingly about money.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

Oxfam warns many net zero goals rely too heavily on forestation to offset carbon emissions, providing a potential threat to agricultural land. Too many companies and governments are hiding behind the smokescreen of net zero to continue dirty business-as-usual activities," he said. "A

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E8 Cleantech Angels

APRIL 29, 2020

By planting varied crops, by not tilling, and by actually encouraging wild plant and animal life, she believes that we can restore the land to its natural balance while sequestering carbon. Join us for a discussion of innovation in agriculture and advocacy facilitated by Climate Solutions' Gregg Small.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Fee levels are still being considered as the Authority engages with ship owners about how the new system would work in practice, but charges are likely to incorporate several factors such as operational efficiency of ships and the use of zero carbon or carbon neutral fuels. China tables five-year green industry plan.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2020

Terms such as climate change, climate crisis, carbon neutral, negative emissions, etc. Environmental Sustainability – In a truly sustainable environment, an ecosystem would maintain populations, biodiversity, and overall corporate and production functionality over an extended period of time.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

Tony Juniper reflects on the outcome of the COP15 Biodiversity Summit and what is now needed to deliver on the agreement signed by governments in Montreal. All play a role in absorbing carbon. nJanuary is a time for new beginnings and new resolutions to drive self-improvement, and that applies to nations just as much as individuals.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

Just today, a group of MPs and campaigners set out demands for a major green recovery drive in the UK , while a report by financial analyst McKinsey estimated that mobilising €75-150bn of capital towards low carbon projects could yield €180bn-350bn in benefits and cut carbon emissions by up to 30 per cent by 2030.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The reason it’s considered a solution is that plants suck up carbon from the air while they grow. When we turn them into fuels and burn them, no new carbon is added to the atmosphere —the whole cycle is considered “carbon neutral.” But critics say biofuels’ carbon-neutrality is a mirage.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 15, 2021

Burning wood for energy emits more carbon on a per-unit-of-energy basis than burning coal. Let’s halt bioenergy, reduce emissions and protect natural carbon sinks and landscapes rather than relying on false solutions.” Burning trees to reduce our carbon footprint is oxymoronic.” Carbon Debt.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Carbon renewal technology, or CRT, breaks down waste plastic feedstocks to the molecular level before using them as building blocks to produce a wide range of materials and packaging. Humanity’s destruction of biodiversity fosters the conditions for emerging diseases such as COVID-19. Eastman is one of the largest U.S. Media Source.

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2021

UN argues 'rapid deployment' of CCUS needed to meet carbon neutrality goals. The report acknowledges that CCYUS technologies alone will not be sufficient to deliver carbon neutrality in line with the goals ofthe Paris Agreement. The trend now is to shift away from carbon," said Maeda Tadashi.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 3, 2023

Fuels are hydrocarbons, meaning they are long chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms strung together (sometimes along with nitrogen or oxygen). While most fuels are long-chain hydrocarbons, the exact ratio and arrangement of the carbon and hydrogen varies, even within the same types of fuels.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework should drive a step change nature protection natural world - here's why the world's new biodiversity targets matter for businesses. The 10-year plan, with its four broad goals and 23 targets, has a hugely ambitious aim: to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

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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. 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. Some went further. There’s more.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 25, 2019

That synthesis looked impressive at first glance; it outlined how we could change global food systems, so they emit fewer greenhouse gases, occupy less land, and protect the earth’s biodiversity — all while producing ever higher volumes of food for a global population approaching ten billion by 2050. .

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

A major new report from the Environmental Defense Fund asks some challenging questions about the limited progress the agricultural sector has made in tackling its out-sized climate and biodiversity impacts - and offers some invaluable guidance on how up its sustainability efforts. Livestock farming produces around 14.5

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2020

The rapid loss of biodiversity has led an increasing number of pathogens to infect humans as intermediate hosts. Opportunities from a zero carbon economy. A growing number of multinational corporations, local governments and countries have committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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