Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

Global demand for biomass is likely to exceed environmentally sustainable supplies in the coming years as the drive to decarbonise takes hold across different industries - a situation which risks undermining climate mitigation efforts and causing major damage to biodiversity and the natural world.

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Sustainability Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Biodiversity 75

Grist

MAY 25, 2021

Degraded peatlands will be re-wetted and replanted in the Pennines and west Wales, while rock chips that absorb CO2 as they break down in soil will be tested on farms in Devon, Hertfordshire and mid-Wales. In degraded soils, the rock chips can also help reverse acidification and replenish essential plant nutrients.

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Carbon Soil Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 137

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Farming also relies on synthetic fertilisers that are both fossil-fuel-based and emit greenhouse gases, and drives deforestation. All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity.

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Agriculture Methane Carbon-neutral COP 144

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In news this week, COP28 wraps up with a landmark agreement on transitioning away from fossil fuels, DOE announces a new office focused on AI, and over 2M Teslas were recalled.  And below we start the week off with a walk down memory lane of the year’s top CTVC headlines.

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 72

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Polyester renewal technology, or PRT, involves taking waste polyesters from landfills and other waste streams and transforming them back into a raw material that the company claims is indistinguishable from polyester produced from fossil-fuel feedstocks. In addition, other stories on plastic production piqued readers’ interest.

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Sustainability Plastics Agriculture Carbon-negative 540

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation. We need the animal agriculture equivalent of ‘keep it in the ground’ for fossil fuels,” she adds. “It’s Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon.

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Agriculture Methane Climate change Government 144

Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2020

For example, 23,000 hectares of bioenergy crop cultivation each year, 30,000 hectares of tree planting, and a 50 per cent increase in upland peatland restoration, are all envisaged, alongside a move towards greener on-farm practices, such as controlled fertiliser use, flood protection measures, and improvements to soil health.

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Agriculture Policy Government Climate change 48