Agriculture is a solution to reach a net zero economy
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Investors need to shift their focus to agriculture and smart-farming to create the next tech boom and fight climate change.
Sustainable Agriculture Programs Driving Carbon Markets
GreenBiz
APRIL 18, 2022
Global food security and climate change are interconnected challenges. The results are in from over 540,000-acre North American sustainable agriculture pilot programs - and the experts on the ground, from Nutrien Ag Solutions, have a message to share.
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Crop modeling can scale regenerative agriculture to address climate change
GreenBiz
MARCH 9, 2022
Crop models simulate conditions in the soil and plants on the computer to avoid errors in the real world and hedge farmers’ risks.
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How climate change creates risks and opportunities for agricultural finance
EDF + Business
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
As climate change threatens agricultural production around the world, the agricultural finance institutions that work with farmers also face growing risk to their businesses — as well as untapped opportunities to help farmers prepare for climate impacts. Key findings. Key recommendations.
Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change?
GreenBiz
APRIL 9, 2021
Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change? Sports leagues are seeing the impacts and the surge of climate-responsible athletes using their platforms to promote positive environmental and social impact — it’s something for the history books. Aubrey McCormick. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 02:00. In the U.S. In the U.S.
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When you think climate change, you need to think about water
GreenBiz
APRIL 23, 2021
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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Why regenerative agriculture will reverse climate change
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 31, 2021
The trees and plants on our planet sequester carbon in the soil, absorbing it from the air and releasing oxygen in its place. If you stir the dirt, it releases that carbon back into the atmosphere.
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General Mills, Danone pilots provide proof for regenerative agriculture success
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
General Mills, Danone pilots provide proof for regenerative agriculture success. A few years into Danone’s and General Mills’ regenerative agriculture pilots, one thing has become clear: It’s about data collection. Holistically changing our agriculture system to become more sustainable comes later. . "We Jesse Klein.
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Why We Need to, Have to, Want to Act on Climate Change
Andrew Winston
APRIL 22, 2024
Need to explain the “why” of climate change action? Even ExxonMobil, a company that has spent decades muddying the science on climate change, wrote in a recent report : “[On] a list of the biggest challenges facing humankind … addressing poverty and climate change would be at the top.”)
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Managing climate change risks at agricultural finance institutions
EDF + Business
MARCH 15, 2023
Eighty-seven percent of agricultural finance institutions expect climate change to pose a material risk to their business in the future, but only 24% significantly integrate climate change in business decisions, found a climate change survey of agricultural finance institutions’ conducted by Environmental Defense Fund and Deloitte.
The State of Sustainable Agriculture
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 19, 2022
When it comes to sustainable agriculture, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. In this article, we’ll take a look at the state of sustainable agriculture around the world. What is Sustainable Agriculture? Sustainable agriculture is not a new concept. The Benefits of Sustainable Agriculture.
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Is carbon sequestration on farms actually working to fight climate change?
GreenBiz
APRIL 16, 2020
There's an emerging market to pay farmers to store more carbon in the soil by using improved agricultural practices. But some scientists are questioning whether these efforts will actually help slow global warming.
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We need to talk about farming, agriculture and emissions
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Many plant-based activists claim that leaders at COP26 aren’t paying enough attention to methane emissions from agriculture. They say that a global change in diet toward veganism could help slow climate change.
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Climate and agriculture halve insect populations in some areas, warns UCL study
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 25, 2022
Climate change and intensive agricultural land use have already been responsible for a 49% reduction in the number of insects in the most impacted parts of the world, according to a new study by UCL researchers. Tropical areas saw the biggest declines in insect biodiversity linked to land use and climate change.
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Group distils wisdom on biochar for climate-smart agriculture
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 15, 2023
Burning biochar has been a traditional agriculture practice used by humans since time immemorial. A new study attempts to synthesize global data from nearly 600 studies on biochar to analyze its potential as a climate-smart agricultural practice. Can we use these climate-smart practices for linking forest and agriculture?
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Farmers Technology Climate Change Heroes: Pioneering Solutions
Green Living Guy
AUGUST 20, 2023
Let’s begin talking farmers technology to save us from climate change, The Future of Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change is real. For Agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges. Especially due to the changing climate.
Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 19, 2021
Biodiversity loss and dangerous Climate Change potentiate each other in their disastrous consequences. Warming temperatures and associated changes to precipitation reduce agricultural productivity as well as moving species outside their habitable range, in some cases driving them to extinction.
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Could abandoned agricultural lands help save the planet?
GreenBiz
JANUARY 14, 2020
Some researchers contend there is an opportunity for ecological restoration that could help fight climate change and stem the loss of biodiversity.
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ESA and NASA join forces in a bid to better understand climate change
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 13, 2021
To address climate change, decision-makers need accurate information on how our world is changing now, and also what may happen in the future. Climate change is an all-hands-on deck, global challenge that requires action – now,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. IGO license ).
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Impacts of Climate Change in Vietnam
The Environmental Blog
JULY 17, 2019
As we all know that climate change is one of the most significant challenges that we are facing in this century. Vietnam, known for its beaches, rivers, and bustling cities, is considered as one of the countries which are significantly impacted by global climate change. Current Status of Climate Change in Vietnam.
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Agricultural banks expect climate change to pose financial risks. Here are five strategies to help them adapt.
EDF + Business
MARCH 15, 2023
Climate change is projected to impact agricultural production worldwide, and 87% of agricultural finance institutions in a recent survey expect it to present risks to their business. Meanwhile, only 24% significantly factor climate change into their decision-making processes.
Extreme weather conditions in Pakistan due to climate change
The Environmental Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Due to the low availability of water, the frequency of droughts had been higher in the region of Baluchistan and Sindh, according to climate data. Climate Change and Glacial Melting. It also analyzes the current situation of climate change, as they are very sensitive to temperature, and unusual weather conditions.
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Does agricultural erosion create a carbon sink or source?
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
As world governments moved to implement soil conservation practices, a new debate began: does agricultural soil erosion create a net organic carbon (OC) sink or source? Either way, the answer has implications for global land use, soil conservation practices and their link to climate change.
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Climate change could mean less farming in the West
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Colorado and California are rethinking water management for a hotter, drier future, while balancing urban water needs with the benefits agriculture brings to rural communities.
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How Can We Help Those Who Will Be Hit Hardest by Climate Change?
U.S. Green Technology
MARCH 25, 2022
Climate change is a growing concern as temperatures rise and the weather becomes unpredictable. These changes impact many different areas, from agriculture to economic factors. The post How Can We Help Those Who Will Be Hit Hardest by Climate Change? The average global temperature has risen.13? since 1880.
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Climate Change is Impacting You in Ways You Haven’t Even Noticed
The Environmental Blog
JANUARY 22, 2020
Many of us are aware that climate change has massive implications, many of which have already transformed our planet. But if that’s not enough to turn you into an activist, here’s this – climate change directly harms people around the world. The effects of climate change reveal themselves in several ways.
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Climate change aggravates PM2.5
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 12, 2020
The new dataset highlights elevated air pollution levels as a result of climate change events, such as sandstorms and wildfires, and pollution gains from the rapid urbanization of cities, in regions such as Southeast Asia. Jakarta (pictured) and Hanoi have overtaken Beijing for the first time, as the world’s premier PM2.5
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Renewables Not a Threat to Agriculture, Alberta Utilities Commission Finds
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 19, 2024
A new report issued by the Alberta Utilities Commission has confirmed what environmentalists have been saying all along: renewable energy systems are not a threat to the environment or agriculture. The report states “From 2019 to 2021, the largest driver of agricultural land loss was expansion of pipelines and industrial sites.”
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Understanding The Connection Between Climate Change And Infectious Diseases
The Environmental Blog
AUGUST 14, 2021
Scientists, environmental experts, and advocates alike have talked about climate change and its impact on human life for decades. Fast forward to today, and you can’t help but notice the impact of climate change. Climate Change And Infectious Diseases.
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Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 24, 2021
Biodiversity loss and dangerous Climate Change potentiate each other in their disastrous consequences. Warming temperatures and associated changes to precipitation reduce agricultural productivity as well as moving species outside their habitable range, in some cases driving them to extinction.
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Guinness embarks on regenerative agriculture pilot
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Guinness says it is undertaking one of the most ambitious regenerative agriculture pilots ever conducted in Ireland. Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that aims to work in harmony with the natural environment to put back more than it takes out. It is a highly effective approach that leads to much better outcomes”.
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If we lose biodiversity, we will not address climate change or hunger, warns report
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2021
If we continue to lose biodiversity, the world’s most vulnerable people will not be able to adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food, according to a report released on 7 October by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). We know that large-scale agriculture threatens biodiversity.
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Sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture in Uganda through renewable energy resources
Energy Transition
MARCH 5, 2024
African countries together are responsible for only 4% of global carbon emissions, but will suffer heavily from the consequences of climate change. In Uganda, agriculture is already hit by the changing climate, prompting loud calls for a switch to renewable energy sources in the all important sector.
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Agricultural Modernization and Its Environmental Impacts
Green Living Guy
MARCH 9, 2022
Agriculture modernization has made incredible strides in creating a more efficient ad sustainable agricultural landscape across the globe. Farmworkers are not subjected to such rigorous working conditions, therefore lessening chronic musculoskeletal pain, all thanks to agricultural modernization.
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Investigation: How Pesticide Companies Are Marketing Themselves as a Solution to Climate Change
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Read time: 15 mins This article was published as part of the launch of DeSmog’s Agribusiness Database , where you can find a record of companies and organisations’ current messaging on climate change, lobbying around climate action, and histories of climate science denial. The speaker?
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Climate, agriculture, and finance: exploring connections at the Fed
EDF + Business
JUNE 7, 2023
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s 2023 Agricultural Symposium, “The Changing Geography of Agricultural Production,” explored the factors driving changes in where and how agricultural commodities are produced, disruptions that are leading to further geographical differences, and the role of investments and farm policy in the years ahead.
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Upskilling Africa’s workforce for green jobs in renewable energy and resilient agriculture
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
ImpactAlpha, February 1 – National commitments to decarbonize economies and mitigate climate change are spurring a global green jobs boom, as countries race. The post Upskilling Africa’s workforce for green jobs in renewable energy and resilient agriculture appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Climate Change Thrust Into the Spotlight as the Amazon Fires Rage
The Environmental Blog
MARCH 16, 2021
A new survey on climate change perception, which was put together by the Institute of Technology and Society Brazil and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication in the United States, thrusts climate change into the spotlight, especially from the perspective of the younger generations.
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Ending edible extinction: Why we need to revive global food diversity
GreenBiz
APRIL 15, 2022
With climate change increasingly threatening food systems, building agricultural resilience means restoring endangered crop and food varieties.
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Why water stewardship in the food sector is failing — and how to change it
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 31, 2021
The agriculture sector is unprepared for the realities of water in a climate change future even as more of them start to report and disclose water initiatives.
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Why regenerative agriculture will reverse climate change
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Even though this is how it’s been done for generations, at its core, this basic concept explains why industrialized farming is a primary contributor to carbon release and the resulting climate change. Recently dubbed regenerative agriculture, the concept is simple. What is regenerative agriculture?
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Guinness brews up new regenerative barley farming pilot in Ireland
GreenBiz
MARCH 9, 2022
Brewing giant claims regenerative agriculture program is among largest in Ireland and can help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
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Major banks are setting climate targets. What the agricultural finance sector needs to know.
EDF + Business
DECEMBER 13, 2022
They join a growing movement of companies throughout the agricultural supply chain to set ambitious targets to reach net zero by 2050 to prevent the most severe impacts from climate change. The transition to reduce agricultural GHG emissions presents both risks and opportunities for farmers and their financial partners.
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4 ways to scale regenerative ag
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Sign up here to receive your own free subscription.This week, I want to talk about one of the most exciting options we have for reforming our food systems and tackling climate change: regenerative agriculture.
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