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A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28

DeSmogBlog

In recent years, the biggest agricultural polluters and food corporations have embraced this term, which refers to a wide range of farming techniques that improve the environment. All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity.

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Ambitious partnerships on climate action are taking root and bearing fruit

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It is no surprise then that the World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2021 identifies climate action failure, extreme weather and biodiversity loss, alongside infectious diseases, as the top global risks for the next decade in terms of impact and likelihood. As with COVID-19, perhaps so with climate? Pull Quote.

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Urgency and consistency must be the watchwords for UK climate action in 2020

Business Green

October's Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) summit in China will review the Aichi targets which seek to halt and reverse the catastrophic loss of nature and wildlife that our species is driving across the planet. And then November will see Glasgow host the COP climate change summit, taking place five years on from the historic Paris Agreement.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation. JBS, the world’s most polluting meat company, will be out in “full force” in Dubai , according to the files. The files also detail collaborations planned for the event itself.

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Next Prime Minister to face legal requirement to beef up Net Zero Strategy

Business Green

The Strategy was also criticised for failing to provide sufficient detail on how the government planned to tackle emissions from certain sectors, such as farming and land use and aviation.

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Ambitious partnerships on climate action are taking root and bearing fruit

AGreenLiving

It is no surprise then that the World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2021 identifies climate action failure, extreme weather and biodiversity loss, alongside infectious diseases, as the top global risks for the next decade in terms of impact and likelihood. As with COVID-19, perhaps so with climate?

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From net zero factions to sewage spills: 10 green questions for the new Prime Minister

Business Green

The new administration faces an immediate challenge to explain how it intends to bring transport, buildings, industry, agriculture, aviation, and shipping into line with legally binding climate goals. Where do you stand on farming subsidy reforms and what is your strategy for restoring nature? What will you do about all the sewage?