Business Green

APRIL 27, 2022

Firm launches Big Rewild campaign with 'takeover' of Trafalgar Square, as company debuts new 'carbon neutral' orange juice. The brand said it would offset all the emissions that go into producing each bottle of carbon neutral orange juice by funding rainforest protection and preservation projects. "For

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Fairsnape

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The biggest contribution we can make to the climate crisis is to urgently deliver buildings that are carbon sinks. The plethora of climate, carbon and biodiversity targets, visions and reports within, and beyond, the built environment, may seem to cause confusion, but there is a core, science based purpose.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 16, 2021

Offsets offer a carbon polluter (like the operator of a steel plant) an additional option to comply with government rules that limit carbon pollution. Carbon offsets have been enabled under international law in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and were first used internationally in 2001. WHAT ARE OFFSETS?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In plans set to be announced later today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge to protect 30 per cent of the UK's land by 2030 in a bid to put "nature and biodiversity on a road to recovery". We cannot afford dither and delay because biodiversity loss is happening today and it is happening at a frightening rate.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. South, which is already bearing the brunt of climate change effects. . “As Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:45.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 16, 2021

NetCarbon i s a French startup that has the aim to use space technologies powered by Artificial Intelligence to deliver carbon knowledge and have a big impact on climate change. This is an answer to two issues that are close to our hearts: tackling climate change and developing sustainable agriculture.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Salmon might seem like a good alternative to meat, in a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle — at least the fish farming industry would have you see it that way. Carbon Capture and Storage. Below, a handful of DeSmog writers dive into the issues they’ll be watching in 2023. Aquaculture. Next year you will.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 4, 2021

Planet has joined the newly formed European Carbon+ Farming Coalition to accelerate progress toward European Green Deal carbon neutrality goals. Earth observation data is a powerful tool for monitoring and assigning value to these natural resources in order to edge closer to carbon neutrality.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Tackling climate change has become a corporate imperative. Climate change, biodiversity loss and waste crises have come to represent a significant set of business risks. Climate change is already slowing economic growth. We're already witnessing the impacts of climate change, with warming roughly 1.2C

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2023

Writing exclusively for BusinessGreen , Rudd admitted the question of how to ramp up private sector finance for climate solutions to the level required to prevent runaway climate change was an area she was "increasingly concerned about." "The

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

COVID-19 illuminated problems with complex supply chains, and Santona said she expects a rise in demand for transparency particularly around human rights, labor conditions and corruption, as well as biodiversity loss and water risks. The question is whether states can regulate and try cases having to do with climate change. "As

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ahead of tomorrow's Net Zero Festival, Toby Hill explores how carbon offset standards are evolving in a bid to assure clients and campaigners that promised carbon savings can be delivered. To find out more about the role of carbon offsets in the net zero transition, sign up now for a free pass to tomorrow's Net Zero Festival.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

The paper identifies five core green policy areas that policymakers should focus on — green energy, low-carbon transport, natural capital, green building upgrades and green research and development (R&D) — and highlights successful green spending programs to date. billion has been spent on low-carbon transport, $28.9 Climate Change.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2021

Apple has launched a "first-of-its-kind" $200m forestry fund aimed at removing "at least" one million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, promising to scale and support projects that sequester CO2, improve biodiversity and adhere to "strict environmental and social standards".

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Tackling climate change can't wait and neither can we," said Mark Schneider, Nestlé CEO. "It We have a unique opportunity to address climate change, as we operate in nearly every country in the world and have the size, scale and reach to make a difference. It is imperative to the long-term success of our business.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

After nearly a year of renovations, the Netherlands’ prized Naturalis Biodiversity Center — a museum and research center with one of the largest natural history collections in the world — has just reopened to the public. Naturalis Biodiversity Center reopens with a sustainable, future-proof renovation. The rest is here:Â .

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Newly-incorporated French company aims to develop nature-based projects that deliver high-quality carbon removals or avoidances. The company will benefit from AXA IM Alts' impact investing and project finance capabilities as well as Engie's expertise in carbon markets and risk management, the partners said.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

"The University is responding comprehensively to a pressing environmental and moral need for action with an historic announcement that demonstrates our determination to seek solutions to the climate crisis," Toope said. "We

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Sainsbury's said that as part of its new Scope 3 target it will work with selected suppliers to set their own Scope 1 and 2 carbon reduction targets, encouraging them to sign up to industry disclosure initiatives such as CDP and the Higg Index.

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2021

The potential of nature-based solutions - actions that protect, restore and sustainably manage natural ecosystems - to help combat the climate crisis is now widely recognised. This follows analysis last year by The Nature Conservancy and others that found the biodiversity financing gap is roughly $711bn per year.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

New guidance is geared at helping corporates embed natural climate solutions in their climate strategies in a credible manner while supporting the development of a robust carbon market. Appropriate guidance to help businesses structure their climate strategies is needed.".

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Our science track demonstrated the robust research applications for Planet’s datasets, highlighting key findings in climate change and carbon farming initiatives. During the second day of Explore 2021, our customers shared how they are enabling global transparency and supporting critical sustainability research.

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2023

Companies serious about building a healthy, liveable planet should be making targeted investments in nature-based climate solutions, argues Pinwheel's Amber Rudd As the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in May 2015, I led the UK delegation at the historic 2015 UN climate talks in Paris.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Analysis of the government’s latest transparency data shows ministers at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) held 130 one-on-one meetings with energy producers between July 22 2019 and March 18 2021, of which nearly half (63) were with producers of high carbon energy. Drax Access.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

Fresh analysis warns plans for UK's largest BECCS facility in North Yorkshire could prove more expensive for billpayers than Hinkley Point C, but developer Drax rejects calculations and insists carbon capture technology is likely to prove a crucial component of the net zero transition.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

2030 sustainability vision launched today by the beauty giant includes pledges to use only recycled or biobased packaging by the end of the decade and achieve carbon neutrality across its sites by 2025. Planetary boundaries are nine environmental 'red lines' that researchers have warned will compromise life on Earth if crossed.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Discussions around the framework of Article 6 are under strain at COP27 - and concerns are mounting the outcome could further undermine the credibility of voluntary carbon markets. The VCM remains hugely contentious as concerns about 'greenwashing' grow among the public and climate experts.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

APRIL 30, 2020

Mimi Casteel of Oregon's Hope Well Wine uses regenerative practices to combat climate change. By planting varied crops, by not tilling, and by actually encouraging wild plant and animal life, she believes that we can restore the land to its natural balance while sequestering carbon.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 1, 2022

Cities and communities around the world are stepping up to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and prevent dangerous climate change impacts. Their strategies typically focus on reducing emissions from sectors such as transportation, energy, housing and waste. But there’s one sector many communities.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2020

We are entering socio-economic times of high risk and risk mitigation practices to mitigate the impact of human influenced climate change. The emergence of environmental buzzwords started out with global warming, then became climate change. Climate change is the long-term impact of heating and cooling cycles.

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Econaur

APRIL 22, 2020

In his response to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres noted that, “Had we been further advanced in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, we could better face this challenge.” ” Background on Earth Day.

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Business Green

MAY 2, 2022

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative is poised to publish claims guidance for businesses hoping to tap credits to help reach net zero goals - Co-chair Rachel Kyte gives BusinessGreen a peek at what to expect. But at the same time, the market could end up undermining global efforts to tackle climate change.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2022

Finally, the dairy farms will deploy regenerative practices to grow more grass and other feed crops to maintain healthy soils, increase carbon sequestration, and improve the use of grassland. It has the potential to make a meaningful reduction in emissions on dairy farms and help fight the worst effects of climate change.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

Oxfam warns many net zero goals rely too heavily on forestation to offset carbon emissions, providing a potential threat to agricultural land. Too many companies and governments are hiding behind the smokescreen of net zero to continue dirty business-as-usual activities," he said. "A

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

A new scheme designed to reward farmers for managing their land in a nature friendly manner that promotes clean air and water and contributes to efforts to tackle climate change will be launched later this year, environment secretary George Eustice announced yesterday.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 15, 2021

Burning wood for energy emits more carbon on a per-unit-of-energy basis than burning coal. Let’s halt bioenergy, reduce emissions and protect natural carbon sinks and landscapes rather than relying on false solutions.” Burning trees to reduce our carbon footprint is oxymoronic.” Carbon Debt.

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