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Strategic Roadmaps for SBTi Forest, Land, & Agriculture Targets

EDF + Business

In this report, Environmental Defense Fund, along with experts at Deloitte, have provided example pathways for six key commodities aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Forest, Land, and Agriculture (FLAG) guidance for food companies to more strategically work toward these ambitious climate targets.

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U.S. Embrace of ‘Climate-Smart’ Agriculture at COP27 Faces Scrutiny

DeSmogBlog

We can expect to hear a lot about how the Agricultural Innovation Mission for Climate , or Aim4C, will be harnessing new technology – from big data to precision fertilizer – to slow ballooning emissions from agribusiness, and fight worsening global hunger. Protecting the Industrial Agriculture Status Quo. But the U.S.

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Greentown Go Energize 2023 with Vineyard Wind and MassCEC Announces Startup Cohort with Innovations for Responsible Offshore Wind Development

Greentown Labs

and Houston, Texas, June 28, 2023 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech incubator in North America, and Vineyard Wind , developer of the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the United States, today announce five startup participants for Greentown Go Energize 2023.

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How Ocean Spray cranberries became America’s '100 percent sustainable' crop

GreenBiz

The crop is one of only three native cultivated fruits in North America. It's a symbiotic relationship," said Chris Ferzli, director of global corporate affairs and communications for Ocean Spray, the well-known agricultural co-operative, which generates annual revenue of about $2 billion. Food & Agriculture.

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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% Vast amounts of valuable energy, agricultural nutrients, and water could potentially be recovered from the world’s fast-rising volume of municipal wastewater, according to a new study by UN University’s Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH).

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The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers

GreenBiz

At beauty and hygiene products company Lush, for example, working to implement zero-waste when possible has led to innovation across the board. In fashion, similarly, going the extra mile takes an innovative approach. Meanwhile, humans have continued destructive practices such as deforestation and agricultural expansion.

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Greentown Go Move 2022 with BASF and Magna Announces Startup Cohort Focused on Automotive Industry Decarbonization

Greentown Labs

The accelerator program, which specializes in advancing startup-corporate partnerships with BASF and Magna, welcomes five startups working on emissions-reducing innovations for automotive manufacturing. Vice President for BASF’s Performance Materials business in North America. Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas, Dec.