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

DeSmogBlog

Regenerative Agriculture Often accompanied with: carbon storage, no till, crop rotation With host country the UAE spearheading a new “Regenerative Landscapes” project in close partnership with the likes of Pepsico, Nestlé and fertilizer giant Yara, the term “ regenerative agriculture ” is likely to be a hot topic at COP28.

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How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options

Green Business Bureau

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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A resolution to restore our natural world in 2023

Business Green

Tony Juniper reflects on the outcome of the COP15 Biodiversity Summit and what is now needed to deliver on the agreement signed by governments in Montreal. All play a role in absorbing carbon. nJanuary is a time for new beginnings and new resolutions to drive self-improvement, and that applies to nations just as much as individuals.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. JBS, the world’s most polluting meat company, will be out in “full force” in Dubai , according to the files.

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Preparing for COP26

Envirotec Magazine

What are the big priorities for COP? Its conclusions have since been endorsed with apparent sincerity by the UK government, which announced in June that it was committing to ensuring that more of the UK’s largest new infrastructure projects “leave nature and biodiversity in an overall better state than before development”.

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'An atlas of human suffering': Top figures react to IPPC's latest climate warning

Business Green

Unchecked carbon pollution is forcing the world's most vulnerable on a frog march to destruction - now. The world's biggest polluters are guilty of arson of our only home. The Treasury commissioned the Dasgupta review to look at the economics of biodiversity. Nearly half of humanity is living in the danger zone - now.

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Global Briefing: Top investors urge SEC to deliver sweeping climate disclosure rules

Business Green

COP15 Biodiversity Summit reportedly facing further delays. The COP15 Biodiversity Summit that was slated to take place in Kunming, China in May could be delayed for a fourth time, according to reports in the New Scientist. China unveils plan for giant Gobi Desert renewables projects, plots new carbon-saving policies.