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When you think climate change, you need to think about water

GreenBiz

When you think climate change, you need to think about water. While a growing number of companies such as Arcadis are creating solutions and investing in ways to combat climate change issues, there's still untapped potential for water investment, according to industry experts participating in the recent GreenFin virtual event.

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the climate cloud

GreenBiz

Despite all they're doing to address climate change with both emissions reduction plans, circular economy innovation and consumer awareness, Amazon, Google and Microsoft have been criticized — rightly so, in my mind — for their close ties to the oil and gas sector.

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Monitoring for flood management

Envirotec Magazine

Launching a consultation on the agency’s flood strategy, she said: “We can’t win a war against water by building away climate change with infinitely high flood defences.” This improves agricultural productivity and lowers the cost of fertilizers. Many NFM measures help in the fight against climate change.

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Planet Partners Enable Sustainable Agriculture in Europe

Planet Pulse

Notably, we are seeing a transformation in sustainable agriculture across Europe. Our partner Sinergise , a leading developer platform for earth observation (EO) data, is powering the European Union-backed Sentinel Hub. In the last few months, we have been thrilled to see how our partnerships are enabling impact around the world.

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Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Wastewater from agriculture: The study says about 13.4% Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; Enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; Enough water to fill Lake Victoria in seven years, Lake Ontario in four. of global agricultural demand for them.

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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Envirotec Magazine

Sustainability challenges in agriculture Outdoor agriculture (pasture and cropland) occupies around half of the planet’s habitable land, and so-called modern agricultural practices have enabled the production of increased food volumes at relatively low prices. These challenges are of course exacerbated by climate change.

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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. Each partner brings a relevant monitoring technology to the table and expertise or a track record working in a key industry such as transport, agriculture or the energy sector.