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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

GreenBiz

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity. Liesl Truscott. Thu, 12/03/2020 - 01:00.

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Breaking: Biodiversity

Business Green

It may not happen fast enough to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, but all around the world the disruption caused by increasingly cost competitive clean technologies and the growing clamour for green economic recovery packages demonstrate how net zero emission economies could emerge over the next three to four decades.

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What’s the difference between net-zero and carbon-neutral policies?

Renewable Energy World

As understanding of the climate crisis increases and the harm to ourselves, the environment, business, industry, and the economy that will follow, so a desire to not only reduce carbon but to be seen reducing carbon increases. In both cases, carbon offsetting removes CO 2 from the environment.

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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

AGreenLiving

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion Liesl Truscott Thu, 12/03/2020 – 01:00 This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity.

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How limited is the planet's capacity for supplying 'sustainable' biomass and biofuel?

Business Green

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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Protecting Wetlands: Body releases science-based targets to safeguard species-rich habitats

Business Green

Wetland International calls for protection of crucial ecosystems ahead of the delayed COP15 Biodiversity Summit. On average 200 new species are discovered in freshwater wetlands each year and these precious habitats store almost a third of global soil carbon. Wetlands are literally going up in smoke and down the drain.

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NetZeroPlus: Government funding boost for plans to deliver tree-planting to an area the size of Devon

Business Green

Government confirms £30m of new investment in a range of projects designed to enhance natural carbon sinks. Alongside the NetZeroPlus project the government and the UK Research and Innovation agency today announced new funding for projects exploring how to use peat, rock chips, and charcoal to expand natural carbon sinks.