Greentown Labs

JANUARY 9, 2024

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a circular-decarbonization solution for hard-to-abate industries–-utilizing low-purity industrial CO 2 and industrial byproducts to decarbonize cement. manufactures and distributes biobased building materials, including a low-embodied-carbon insulation.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

DECEMBER 1, 2022

takes a look at the extent of the UK’s food waste with food insecurity as a background and presents food upcycling as a solution to this waste. This immense food waste not only leads to millions facing food insecurity, but the decomposition of this waste leads to the release of methane which is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2022

The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed climate change legislation committing the region to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, after draft legislation tabled by Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots was approved by the nation's lawmakers on Tuesday.

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Law Upcycling Climate change Agriculture 73

Grist

APRIL 17, 2024

The spotlight It’s no secret that climate change poses a threat to our agricultural systems. At least a few startups are also focusing on agricultural waste products to make their brews, helping to keep food waste out of landfills. If arabica is Goldilocks, climate change is an angry bear. per pound in 2022.

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Startups Agriculture Climate change Upcycling 56

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Hemp makes for a soft and flowy fabric that is hypoallergenic; it is also a carbon-negative crop, uses less water in production and is naturally resistant to bacteria growth. Tencel is made from sustainably managed eucalyptus trees and produced using a closed loop method that reuses 99% of solvents and water.

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GreenTech Gazette

AUGUST 21, 2020

European fashion outlet H&M has come under fire from critics who accused the brand of greenwashing after pairing with Swedish company Re:newcell to create more sustainable upcycled clothes from a circulose / viscose blend. Two square meters of these panels can potentially absorb as much CO2 as a mature tree.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Hemp makes for a soft and flowy fabric that is hypoallergenic; it is also a carbon-negative crop, uses less water in production and is naturally resistant to bacteria growth. Tencel is made from sustainably managed eucalyptus trees and produced using a closed loop method that reuses 99% of solvents and water.

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Biodegradable Fashion Upcycling Recycled materials 28

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

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. Microsoft said it would become "carbon negative" within a decade , with a stretch goal to remove all the carbon it has emitted since it was founded in 1975.

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Low Impact

MAY 5, 2021

You could also choose a coffin made from 100% reclaimed and upcycled solid wood. When choosing a bamboo coffin, however, it is important to consider where the bamboo was grown and where the product was made, and the carbon cost of bringing it to the UK (likely from China). Wicker coffins. as a similarly-sized stand of trees.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

The founders of Atomo Coffee were motivated in part by the deforestation caused by the crop: According to the nonprofit Forest Trends, forest clearance in the top 10 coffee-producing countries generated 21 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2017.

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Startups Soil Upcycling Technology 28

AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

The founders of Atomo Coffee were motivated in part by the deforestation caused by the crop: According to the nonprofit Forest Trends, forest clearance in the top 10 coffee-producing countries generated 21 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2017.

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Startups Soil Upcycling Technology 28

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 29, 2022

For instance, a single pint of beer can have a carbon footprint as high as 900g CO 2e (for bottled beer that’s been extensively transported). This is ~14% of the daily average carbon footprint from meals per US citizen – having 2 to 3 pints ramps that percentage up to 42%. Challenge 5 : The brewing process is wasteful.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2020

Rearing livestock has water, land use and carbon impacts, and the leather tanning process can be polluting. The Amazon, for example, is projected by the World Wildlife Foundation to lose one-quarter of its forests by 2030 due to cattle-ranching and agriculture.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

You can try learning a few skills, like upcycling and precycling, which can help you minimize your waste. 1 carbon emission polluter in the world. Being energy efficient is a tip that will not just minimize your carbon footprint, but also your monthly energy bill. Recycling also lowers your greenhouse gas emissions. Change Diet.

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Climate change Carbon-negative Recycling Recycling 195

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials? This section also includes industry-specific waste items such as medical waste , agricultural waste , and oil and gas production waste. Tip #24 – Offset your carbon emissions : For GHG emission waste that cannot be avoided, choose certified and vetted carbon offset schemes.

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Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 148

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This doesn’t take into account the other forms of waste that nations generate such as hazardous, industrial non-hazardous, agricultural, medical and oil production wastes. Identifying areas of improvement as well as potential new revenue streams through waste recycling/upcycling opportunities. billion metric tons.

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Waste Waste Plastics Packaging 147

Climate Tech VC

JULY 17, 2023

acquisition is the largest single carbon-management investment since the passage of the IRA and has implications for the carbon capture, utilization, and storage ecosystem. Regulators miss another deadline on deep-sea mining rules, and the US is digging into the carbon removal benefits of regenerative agriculture.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Because the price of keeping the status quo grows steeper every year, from the human and economic toll of climate-related disasters, fires, heatwaves, and other environmental stresses to the jobs left on the table by not accelerating towards a carbon-free, regenerative economy. Carbon negative materials. Evrnu | DEMONSTRATION TRACK.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

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. Microsoft said it would become “carbon negative” within a decade , with a stretch goal to remove all the carbon it has emitted since it was founded in 1975.

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Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Fashion Upcycling 36

Elemental Excelerator

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

World-changing companies in energy, food & agriculture, water, mobility, the circular economy, and beyond. AGRICULTURE. In the agriculture sector, we want to improve food supply resiliency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with food production, distribution, and disposal. Carbon market innovations.

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Business Energy Monitoring Agriculture Energy Monitor Transportation 75

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This lighter-weight steel reduces the carbon footprint and water consumption of material manufacturing processes, while also reducing the amount of waste material generated. Other factors such as the carbon footprint of processes must also be considered. Being carbon-based, paper and cardboard will biodegrade in any home compost pile.

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Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 12, 2019

CEOs and leaders of 19 portfolio companies spoke about the ir vision to move markets in energy, water, agriculture, mobility, and the circular economy and outlined the opportunities that will come from looking around corners to solve them. BioCellection | Upcycling hard-to-recycle plastic waste | watch. s model in other economies.”

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 75

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

The second is a commitment to sourcing 100 percent of the natural materials Timberland uses from regenerative agriculture, such as leather for boots. To me, this really magnified the fact that there’s a huge global disconnect between the people who grow large-scale agricultural commodity crops and those who consume them," Buckles says.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 7, 2023

In deals this week, $125M for biomaterials made from CO2, $33M for grid power storage optimization, and $26M for carbon-sequestering cement. Big picture: US Nuclear Nuclear power makes up nearly 20% of electricity generation in the US and around half of America's carbon-free electricity. Department of Agriculture.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

The second is a commitment to sourcing 100 percent of the natural materials Timberland uses from regenerative agriculture, such as leather for boots. The company claims to be carbon-neutral, investing in reforestation and offshore wind to offset the emissions associated with its products and operations.

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