Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Agriculture alone is the identified threat to 24,000 of the 28,000 species deemend to be at risk of extinction, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). In many major economies, plant-based options and meat-alternatives are growing in popularity, leading to rising sales of veggie food and milk in supermarkets and restaurants.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2022

New report reveals how retailers are committed to increasing their volume of sales of meat and dairy alternatives. The report predicted that plant-based proteins and meats could reach parity with conventional meats in terms of taste, texture, and cost between 2023 and 2031.

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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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Grist

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Technologies that capture, reuse, or lock away carbon dioxide have long seemed more like science fiction than viable ventures: Buildings that trap waste gases in their concrete bricks. Meatless burgers and fruits and vegetables enriched with captured carbon. “That question is fading, because there are more tangible examples.”

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Healthy soil is critical for environmental sustainability, food security and the agricultural economy — even large food companies are starting to fold soil health efforts into their sustainability programs as they understand the impact it has on creating a viable, cost-effective supply chain. . And now we have the tools to investigate. .

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 9, 2020

Even better for eco-minded consumers is the Impossible Pork’s smaller carbon footprint. According to the Impossible Foods website, “Animal agriculture uses a tremendous amount of the world’s natural resources,” particularly land, water and energy. By comparison, creating a plant-based pork substitute is a more sustainable process.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

While she believes delivering net zero farming by 2040 would be a "phenomenal achievement", she also sees it as a feasible goal that would hugely benefit the industry, as well as the UK as a whole, due in part to farming's potential to provide climate resilience and carbon capture services. Meat alternatives and plant-based proteins.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

For example, when a forest—which naturally absorbs and stores carbon dioxide as trees grow—is logged and converted to grazing or agricultural land, GHGs are released as trees decompose. Additional emissions result from tilling soils and applying fertilizers for agricultural production. kilometers) traveled by the US driver.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

In February last year, the head of a leading global meat industry body gave a “pep talk” to his colleagues at an Australian agriculture conference. Huang’s speech points to an industry nervous about its role in a carbon-constrained future.

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2022

Climate impact of beef worldwide is far higher than that of microbial-meat alternatives, according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

Overall, businesses creating all sorts of meat alternatives raised $3.1 Alternative meat, dairy and egg products make up more than half of that, at $2.1 Seafood stand-ins not only promise a low carbon footprint, they seek to serve people with dietary restrictions.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2023

As many commentators have noted, there is no silver bullet for tackling carbon emissions. So it stands to reason that, focusing decarbonisation efforts on just a handful of these carbon intensive sectors could make an outsized impact to the global transition to net zero.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 27, 2020

Healthy soil is critical for environmental sustainability, food security and the agricultural economy — even large food companies are starting to fold soil health efforts into their sustainability programs as they understand the impact it has on creating a viable, cost-effective supply chain. And now we have the tools to investigate.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

"The idea of plant-based foods or alternative proteins is not because it is solely a better food, a more marketable food or just a trend," Marchand explained. "It It is just a matter of fact that the carbon footprint of plant-based food is you know, considerably lower than that of additional proteins.".

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