Forbes Green Tech

AUGUST 9, 2020

Jamaica’s 154,000 smallholder farmers are the backbone of the agriculture sector and are vital to the Caribbean country’s sustainable development. As the most vulnerable group to climate change, investing in their climate resilience would improve productivity, food security and the economy.

Agriculture 115

Agriculture Resilience Investment Climate change 115

GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience. I'm also a social entrepreneur, community organizer and now director of sustainability and resilience for the city of Orlando. Resilience. Chris Castro. Thu, 03/11/2021 - 01:00. I’m a second-generation Cuban-American from Miami. Renewable Energy. 30 Under 30.

Resilience 435

Resilience Sustainability Smart Cities Stormwater 435

Global Renewable News

MARCH 14, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a plan that will boost biomass supply chain resiliency for domestic biobased product manufacturing, while also advancing environmental sustaina.

Agriculture 40

Agriculture Resilience 40

GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2023

Sponsored: Artificial intelligence carries great promise in advancing sustainability and resilience in sectors from agriculture to transportation. But it takes human intelligence to ensure AI solutions deliver positive outcomes.

Agriculture 531

Agriculture Resilience Transportation Sustainability 531

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

How Stockton and California are building resilience from the ground up. So, how is California building resilience in both its rural and urban communities? We've had this shock to our system from the pandemic that has exposed these fault lines and the basic lack of resilience in our system in our economy. Deonna Anderson.

Resilience 505

Resilience Investment Climate change Pollution 505

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Let me drone on a moment about drones for agriculture or forestry. This project will help build Lord Howe Island’s ecological resilience in the face of a changing climate.". Food & Agriculture. Heather Clancy. Thu, 02/25/2021 - 00:05. There are many commercial drone companies, of course. Information Technology. Featured Column.

Agriculture 503

Agriculture Biodiversity Organic Technology 503

Energy Storage News

MARCH 7, 2024

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is putting US$2.3 billion into projects increasing energy resiliency in rural communities, with two energy storage projects already shortlisted for awards in Arizona and Nebraska.

Resilience 68

Resilience Agriculture Energy Energy 68

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ImpactAlpha, February 8 – Most commercial banks in Africa have long dismissed smallholder farmers and other agricultural businesses as too risky. The post Eco.business Fund backs Family Bank to finance climate resilience for farmers in Kenya appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Kenya’s Family.

Resilience 69

Resilience Africa Agriculture 69

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.

Agriculture 145

Agriculture Sustainability Electricity Global warming 145

EDF + Business

AUGUST 6, 2020

Animal agriculture companies are feeling the impacts of climate change. Coupled with the challenge of recovering from the devastating global pandemic, the need for companies that source and sell beef, dairy, pork and poultry to build resilience into their supply chains is urgent. Download the report.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Resilience Sustainability Climate change 52

GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2020

The Midwest floods revealed another benefit of sustainable agriculture: fields that had been farmed with conservation practices recovered faster.

Agriculture 370

Agriculture Sustainability Resilience Carbon 370

Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Results are a major milestone in drive to create climate-resilient infrastructure, company claims. To continue to feed the world's growing population, we need to achieve higher crop yields which we have now proven to be possible for wheat through indoor, controlled environment agriculture," said Guy Galonska, CTO and co-founder of Infarm.

Resilience 82

Resilience Agriculture Soil Technology 82

Planet Pulse

MARCH 14, 2024

Agricultural supply chains are facing growing climate and economic disruptions, but we can create a more secure and sustainable world by speeding R&D cycles and optimizing seed supply. This, in turn, helps to build resilient food systems in the face of climate change and economic volatility. Bayer is going through a transformation.

Resilience 118

Resilience Carbon-neutral Agriculture Health 118

Impact Alpha

JULY 28, 2021

The post The Brief: Climate fund step-change, climate-resilient agriculture, fintech in South Africa, decarbonizing buildings, Q&A with Goldman’s Asahi Pompey appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Mark your calendars for this ImpactAlpha partner event: Truth in Impact. The impact consultancy Tideline will launch its “Guide.

Africa 98

Africa Agriculture Resilience 98

Impact Alpha

MARCH 16, 2020

The post The Brief: ESG in a pandemic, portfolio resilience, small-business loan guarantees, regenerative agriculture appeared first on ImpactAlpha. It seems the coronavirus pandemic could bring out either the worst or the best in us. The clear intent of the growing community of.

Agriculture 99

Agriculture Resilience 99

EDF + Business

JANUARY 11, 2022

Quantifying the long-term financial benefits of conservation practices that build farm resilience and recognizing that value in the financing offered to farmers would be transformative for farms, lenders and the environment. agricultural financing programs to reward farmers for environmental performance.

Agriculture 110

Agriculture Soil Resilience Innovation 110

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.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Climate change Resilience Organic 52

Impact Alpha

JULY 28, 2021

ImpactAlpha, July 28 – Chennai-based Samunnati is a rare source of financing for India’s 130 million smallholder farmers, coupling capital with agricultural support. The post India’s Samunnati to list green bond to back climate-resilient farming appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Resilience 119

Resilience Agriculture Innovation 119

EDF + Business

JANUARY 17, 2023

Agricultural emissions from livestock and rice are approximately 40% of human-caused global methane emissions. Food and agriculture companies, who rely on these commodities in their supply chains, have an opportunity to prioritize methane reductions. Looking for more business-forward content on reducing agricultural methane emissions?

Methane 52

Methane Agriculture Global warming Climate change 52

Greenability Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Get a behind-the-scenes look at urban and indigenous food systems and how farmers are working to grow local food that is resilient to climate change, taps the wisdom of elders and looks at regenerative agricultural design for the future. Breakout sessions include: Farm Resilience and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies.

Resilience 77

Resilience Agriculture Climate change Soil 77

GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2022

With climate change increasingly threatening food systems, building agricultural resilience means restoring endangered crop and food varieties.

Agriculture 368

Agriculture Climate change Resilience 368

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Cargill's Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Business Operations & Supply Chain, Ruth Kimmelshue, discusses the integration of sustainability and supply chain at one of the largest agricultural companies in the world.

Resilience 269

Resilience Agriculture Sustainability 269

The City Fix

JUNE 2, 2023

The service, industrial and agricultural sectors have flourished. Over the past two decades, Rwanda – the land of a thousand hills – has made remarkable strides: poverty has significantly declined and quality of life has improved. Even in the aftermath.

Resilience 72

Resilience Agriculture Cooling Biodiversity 72

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

The UK government has awarded up to £30 million to “cutting-edge farming projects” that will boost food production, move towards net zero, and create a more resilient and sustainable agricultural sector. million available to fund innovative projects helping to deliver a more productive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector.

Resilience 147

Resilience Agriculture Innovation Sustainability 147

EDF + Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This year more than ever, food and agriculture sector issues were front of mind in the conversation, given companies even more opportunities and resources to take action. I came away with three main takeaways for companies in the food and agriculture sector: It’s time to act 2030 is fast approaching and a changing climate is already here.

Agriculture 59

Agriculture COP Methane Soil 59

Energy Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2024

D’Evelyn , a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Washington’s Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center. Agricultural worker during wildfire smoke episode. This knowledge is essential, though, to making daily health decisions and strengthening community climate resilience. Communities across the U.S.

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Resilience 52

EDF + Business

MAY 13, 2021

Companies are under growing pressure to lead on climate, particularly in the agriculture sector. As companies increase production to feed a growing population, the need for climate action, sustainable agriculture and increased resilience becomes even more urgent. Download Report. Key findings. Why take action?

Resilience 52

Resilience Sustainability Agriculture Climate change 52

Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Bosses of 12 agriculture and food businesses announce they will work together to push sustainable farming practices into the mainstream. The bosses of a dozen of world's largest food companies have created an action plan which aims to make regenerative farming approaches more accessible to farmers around the world.

Agriculture 93

Agriculture Biodiversity Resilience Sustainability 93

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

A special issue of the journal PLOS Biology explores plant engineering as a tool to improve the climate resilience and carbon capture potential of crops Climate change is affecting the types of plant varieties we can cultivate, as well as how and where we can do so.

Climate change 246

Climate change Soil Resilience Medicine 246

Business Green

JANUARY 9, 2024

Drawing on examples from around the world, her speech and presentation - which touched on what regenerative agriculture, precision farming, and other sustainable practices can offer a pathway to a more sustainable future - can be watched back in full below.

Agriculture 40

Agriculture Biodiversity Climate change Resilience 40

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

This article will cover the Holocene—the era of conditions that enabled society to grow and thrive, the theory of the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, tipping points, and resilience thinking while urging readers to consider their impact and how to secure the future they want. The Anthropocene: Pushing Society Past Its Limits.

Resilience 78

Resilience Building Energy Monitoring Ocean acidification Business Energy Monitoring 78

Solar Industry

MARCH 28, 2024

Keeping the land active in agriculture production, while ensuring energy freedom and resilience for the community, is a benchmark in American land stewardship. Projects like this one highlight how rural communities can be catalysts for economic development while maintaining their agricultural heritage.”

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Resilience Energy Energy 105

EDF + Business

JANUARY 17, 2024

Although extensive research has explored the effects of climate change on agricultural production, detailed financial implications for farmers have been lacking. Supporting on-farm adaptation can help farmers build resilience to climate change. Extreme heat reduces farmers’ income, especially take-home pay.

Climate change 136

Climate change Agriculture Resilience Education 136

EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Today at COP26, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development announced the Banking for Impact on Climate in Agriculture (B4ICA) initiative in partnership with EDF, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative and the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Resilience Climate change COP 52

Smart Energy International

APRIL 11, 2022

The large scale water investment in Wallonia will be used to modernise drinking water supply, enhance resilience to a changing climate, reduce energy use and increase the use of renewable energy for water supply and treatment. The €310 million ($338.4 million people in Wallonia, Belgium. 863.5mn investment scheme. 316 million ($344.95

Resilience 108

Resilience Energy Energy Health 108

EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Highlight: EDF’s Maggie Monast testified at a hearing of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, “Creating a Climate Resilient America: Strengthening the U.S. agriculture. I testified to the committee on climate risks to the agriculture finance system — and opportunities to build resilience. Watch here.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Resilience Climate change Innovation 52

Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

VIDEO: Principal research fellow at UCL's Institute for Sustainable Resources chats to James Murray about decarbonising agriculture and food. Dr Carole Dalin is principal research fellow at University College London's (UCL) Institute for Sustainable Resources, and an independent research fellow at the Natural Environment Research Council.

Agriculture 79

Agriculture Sustainability Resilience Investment 79