The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? billion tonnes of food worth $1 trillion is lost or wasted yearly. According to a World Food Programme (WEP) estimate, about a third of all food produced each year is wasted or lost before it can be eaten. Approximately 1.3

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

Human activity generates 105bn tonnes of organic wastes (food waste, sewage and garden wastes, food and drink processing wastes, and farm and agricultural wastes) annually by human activity. However, only 2% of those wastes are currently being effectively managed.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

The World Biogas Summit 2021 will focus on how, in the build up to COP26, anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas can help reduce global methane and other greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Ahead of his address, CCAC’s Drew Shindell said: “Methane mitigation is one of the most significant climate actions the world can take this decade.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

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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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By Marc McElhinney For today’s modern farmer, sustainability is at the heart of agricultural best practice. 1 With agriculture estimated to have been the source of 48% of the UK’s methane emissions in 2020 – an increase of 1.3% Marc McElhinney is Managing Director of GFD.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

In the agriculture and food industry, sustainable business practices are intended to protect the environment, reduce waste production, increase productivity, and reduce operating costs. Sustainable Business Practices for the Food and Agriculture Sector. What are Sustainable Business Practices?

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

It exhibits bioaffinity for the relevant methanogens during the anaerobic digestion and methanation of corn stover (which comprises the leaves, stalks, and cobs of corn). The experimental results showed that methane production increased 44.71% at a 2.82g L-1 TiO2-FNi concentration and with a 11.4mT magnetic field.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Farming and agriculture are essential for life to survive on earth. Agriculture and farming also affect global warming. Regenerative farming: Many experts have suggested that regenerative farming will help farmers save the earth and lessen agriculture’s impact on the motherland. Farmers contribute the most to humanity.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2024

Although the world appears to have passed through this period, a serious industrial eco-solution must be developed to deal with the waste. Researchers are investigating the possibilities of plasma gasification as an eco-friendly technique to convert surgical mask waste into clean energy products. he said half-jokingly.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

How biogas can address methane emissions will be the key theme of this year’s event. Entitled “ the Methane Imperative ”, the event will build upon the launch of the Global Methane Pledge at COP26 to highlight how biogas could deliver up to 50% of the targets set up in the pledge, which has now been signed by over 100 countries.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

Methane emissions reduction could significantly reduce rates of global warming at a relatively low cost, major research warns. As such, the report emphasises that methane mitigation is "one of the best ways of limiting warming in this and subsequent decades".

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2022

Methane is a blow torch that’s cooking the planet,' scientists warn, as new study argues near term action could play a critical role in curbing global warming. Our study shows that phasing out fossil fuels is essential but must be paired with targeted action now on methane, black carbon soot, HFCs, and smog.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2023

Researchers say they are using artificial intelligence to develop better microorganism-led processes that efficiently digest materials such as food waste, wastewater and animal manure to help boost the UK’s burgeoning biogas industry. It’s used for waste management and fuel production.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

In Biogas: Pathways to 2030, WBA details how deploying AD to capture and recycle the billion tonnes of organic wastes generated annually by human activity could play a major part in the fight against climate change. These can be used to mitigate GHG emissions in carbon-intensive sectors such as transport, heating and agriculture.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

DECEMBER 1, 2022

And as millions of Brits are skipping meals days at a time, according to a survey by the UK Food Foundation earlier this year, the UK is wasting $23 billion (£19 billion) worth of food each year, enough to feed a quarter of the world’s population. “In the UK, we waste a third of all food produced. Overly linear food chains.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Just 50 nations worldwide now outside initiative that aims to cut methane emissions 30 per cent by 2030. First launched with just over 100 national backers at the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow a year ago, the Global Methane Pledge commits signatories to collectively reducing emissions of the gas by 30 per cent between 2020 and 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Agriculture, which is responsible for over one third of the world’s emissions, will be under the spotlight at the upcoming COP28 global climate summit in Dubai. The agriculture industry has a lot to be worried about. No-till and organic farming fall under the banner of regenerative agriculture, as well as the use of cover crops.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

Biodigesters are an effective way to reduce the carbon footprint of a business, easily manage food waste, and save money. Biodigesters are a closed system; therefore, it gives off no odor from food waste; this will eliminate flies and rodents from the facility, increasing hygiene. What is a biodigester? Aerobic biodigester.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2022

Report argues promised 30 per cent cut in methane emissions will be extremely difficult to achieve without tackling livestock numbers. A new report has today warned the EU "cannot deliver" on the commitments it has made under the Global Methane Pledge without cutting livestock numbers. per cent by 2030.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 8, 2024

The nature of the organic matter can be of plant or animal origin and is typically a biproduct of wastewater, agriculture, or food industries. Biogas itself is made up of primarily methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) as well as small amounts of other gases such as nitrogen (N2), hydrogen (H2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S).

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Here are a few potential outcomes explored in the new report, published by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation , a pro-technology think tank: Dramatic reductions in waste, made possible by engineering crops to produce food products that last longer on the shelf and are less susceptible to pests. . Food & Agriculture.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Dr. Chris Charles, Senior Research Scientist and WWT Specialist at Genesis Biosciences, explained: “With a growing demand on companies and authorities to better their environmental credentials, decrease their waste and lower their CO2 emissions, AD and practices such as sludge to land are now being touted as circular economy champions.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A biodigester is a contained system in which feedstock (wastewater, food waste, manure, etc) is consumed by bacteria, breaking the feedstock down into smaller molecules and compounds, and often yielding useful products like semi-treated water and free electrons. Anaerobic reactors produce methane biogas, while aerobic reactors do not.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 15, 2023

In fact, agriculture results in 10% of all greenhouse gases emitted in a year just within the United States. Methane is the primary greenhouse gas expelled While other forms of farming give off various greenhouse gases, rice farming gives off one primary gas: methane. Farming has been no exception.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

Two of the UK's leading green energy trade bodies, the REA and ADBA, are calling on companies operating in the anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas sector to provide information on current capacity levels, in a bid to help tackle a spike in organic waste caused by the Covid-19 lockdown.

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Greenability Magazine

MARCH 16, 2021

Americans waste almost as much food as they eat. That translates to $165 billion in wasted food per year in the United States. production of uneaten food wastes 25 percent of fresh water and results in 23 percent of methane emissions. Some of that food waste happens on a large commercial scale. Additionally, U.S.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2021

Hellman's commissioned research explores how households can take steps to tackle the 900 million tonne global food waste mountain produced in the home. Comissioned by Hellman's, the new research analysed the primary drivers of household food waste before testing strategies to slash that waste.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

which aims to halve global food waste by 2030. A gigantic 931 million tonnes of food were binned in 2019 by households, retailers, restaurants, and other food services, according to new UN research designed to evaluate the sluggish progress towards meeting the UN sustainability goal of halving food waste by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

Crucially, AD helps decarbonise carbon-intensive industries such as transport, heat and agriculture by producing alternatives to fossil-based fuels, gases and fertilisers. Our research has shown that there are 170 million tonnes of organic wastes generated every year in the UK, most of which is mismanaged (eg.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Trial in Buckinghamshire confirmed new technology that converts dairy herd waste into fertiliser can slash ammonia and methane emissions. N2 Applied has developed a technology, called N2 Unit, that it claims can reduce both ammonia and methane emissions and enrich livestock manure. million tonnes a year by 2035.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The Japanese knotweed removal industry generates thousands of tonnes of plant waste every year which is consigned to landfill sites where it either regrows or decays, giving off harmful gases such as methane. We recognise our business activities create waste and emissions to land, air and water which we seek to mitigate as best we can.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The way the world produces and consumes food causes huge environmental impacts, and yet 3 billion people worldwide are unable to afford a healthy diet, and up to a third of the food we produce is wasted. One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 7, 2022

Its system is designed to creates a closed-loop process, transforming on-farm waste into nutrients that are used to grow and harvest aquatic plants. Why it matters: It’s no secret that animal agriculture is a major contributor to climate change. Making use of waste streams.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 8, 2024

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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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

By far the most politically contentious aspect of the new emissions budgets involves Ireland’s livestock-dominated agriculture sector, which currently accounts for 37.5 Irish Agriculture. per cent of total national emissions, despite the sector contributing only around one percent to GDP.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In the latest addition to its 'green recovery' package, the European Commission yesterday unveiled a flurry of crucial green strategies, targets, and policies, ranging from new green building and renewable energy programmes, to tighter rules governing chemical use and methane emissions.

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