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Methane Rising: Three questions investors in the food sector should ask their portfolio companies

EDF + Business

By Josh Torres and Andrew Howell, CFA Starbucks and Clover Sonoma said this week they would track and disclose methane emissions within their dairy supply chains, joining the Dairy Methane Action Alliance in the latest sign of accelerating action on food sector methane emissions.

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Is It Possible To Prevent Global Warming?

The Environmental Blog

Have you ever thought about how I can prevent the effects of global warming, which we feel the effect of today ? What is Global Warming? The release of gases and particles into the atmosphere are the most important factors causing global warming. What Are the Gases Causing Global Warming?

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Methane Emissions in Animal Agriculture

EDF + Business

Reducing methane now is one of the fastest ways to slow global warming in the near term, and a critical part of avoiding the worst consequences of climate change. Agricultural emissions from livestock and rice are approximately 40% of human-caused global methane emissions. Tackling Enteric Methane.

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Group distils wisdom on biochar for climate-smart agriculture

Envirotec Magazine

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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Danone commits to cut dairy methane emissions in partnership with farmers and EDF

EDF + Business

Urgent action is needed to shift food and agriculture from a driver of climate change and biodiversity loss to a solution, with positive outcomes for producers, companies and consumers. It aims to achieve significant methane cuts while feeding a growing population and protecting the livelihoods of farmers around the world.

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Sensitive methane sensing on a budget?

Envirotec Magazine

Researchers have developed a new sensor that they suggest could allow practical and low cost detection of low concentrations of methane gas. Measuring methane emissions is important because the gas contributes to global warming and air pollution. Relevant sectors include agriculture and the waste industry.

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MARS mission: UN launches new methane detecting satellite

Business Green

New Methane Action and Response System hailed as major boost for efforts to tackle methane emissions. The UN has today announced the launch of a new satellite-based methane detection system designed to help governments and businesses identify major sources of the second most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.

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