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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

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. Source: Qin and Horvath 2022.

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Investors are betting billions on carbontech. Will it pay off?

Grist

Despite major strides in renewable electricity and transportation, other significant sources of emissions like steel mills and industrial agriculture still have no clear paths to decarbonization. The New York City startup will likewise provide “green bubbles” for sodas and use carbon to make plastic bottles.

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Carbon-negative snack company AKUA offers kelp jerky and pasta

AGreenLiving

That made me think, ‘Wow, what if we could create a line of meat alternative products from one of the most sustainable sources of food on the planet?’ Related: Eating seaweed could reduce cows’ methane production Why is kelp a good idea for food sustainability?