GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. 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. It is my hope that this new benchmark will help transform biodiversity commitments into actions.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change? Sports leagues are seeing the impacts and the surge of climate-responsible athletes using their platforms to promote positive environmental and social impact — it’s something for the history books. Aubrey McCormick. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 02:00. In the U.S., So, what’s next?

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

Mark Kemp, the new President of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), has launched the group’s new Climate Change and Green Growth policy position. Key to achieving climate change action is behaviour change.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

Tropical forests are vital ecosystems in the fight against climate change. Yet vast areas of forest are still degraded or lost through deforestation and environmental changes, despite many countries pledging forest restoration. The findings demonstrate the important carbon value of conserving recovering forests.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

New study estimates that natural forest recovery could capture approximately 226 Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon, but only if we also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving these results requires community-​driven efforts to conserve and restore biodiversity. The forest carbon potential has been a highly controversial topic.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

A black-tailed godwit on the Blackwater estuary in Maldon, Essex (image credit: Stefanie Carter) While the marshes may have meant danger for Pip in Great Expectations , these wetland habitats are important wildlife havens and mitigate climate change. million tonnes of carbon.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A new paper published in Nature Sustainability presents seaweed as a model solution for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, joblessness, hunger and environmental damage. Our research consolidates seaweed farming as an underpinning of a sustainable future,” said lead author Professor Carlos Duarte. “It

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Renew Economy

APRIL 9, 2024

Polluters warned to be honest about the role of carbon markets in curbing climate change and biodiversity loss, with carbon credit production set to soar. The post Australia could be one of world’s biggest carbon credit factories, but must be wary of hype appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 12, 2020

Episode 224: Biodiversity, climate tech and voices of clean energy equity. Funding climate tech and entrepreneurs of color should go hand in hand. How on-demand delivery apps could encourage low-carbon food. How on-demand delivery apps could encourage low-carbon food. Funding biodiversity (31:14).

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2020

Measuring tree growth is important in enabling scientists to estimate the contribution of trees to climate change mitigation as a result of their ability to absorb and store carbon from the atmosphere.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Dr Mike Morecroft, Climate Change expert at Natural England, has been looking at how we evaluate and measure success of climate change adaptation and mitigation in terrestrial ecosystems, and is the lead author on a recent review into the issue, published in the journal Science on 13 December.

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GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy. L et's get together: Intel's 2030 commitments include "shared" climate and social goals. Esri and the science of corporate biodiversity (20:45). Heather Clancy. Fri, 05/22/2020 - 01:21. Week in Review. Commentary on this week's news highlights begins at 4:35.

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2021

Potential of mangoves and seagrass to capture CO2 and support biodiversity to be explored as six marine and coastal projects secure backing from UK Research and Innovation. Research projects aiming to boost biodiversity, capture greenhouse gas emissions and protect coastal environments are among those receiving a share of £9.2m

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

trillion in nature is required over the next three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the WEF’s “State of Finance for Nature” report released on 27 May. Biodiversity loss is already costing the global economy 10 percent of its output each year.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions. Nature-based solutions to climate change are having a moment, and Apple is riding the trend with a $200 million fund dedicated to related investments. . What started as a $10 million investment became the $100 million Right Now Climate Fund. Jesse Klein.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Soil acts as a carbon ‘sink’, locking in GHGs that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Upgrading UK soils, particularly farmland and degraded peatlands, could radically improve their ability to store carbon. Away from farms, the scientists argue strongly that peatlands should be restored to maximise on natural capital.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

Is your team embedding equity considerations into its carbon removal projects? With carbon emissions expected to rebound this year, 2021 presents another opportunity for companies to invest in climate-saving initiatives that move the corporate world closer to a net-zero future, especially carbon removal projects.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Conducted international sustainability research network Future Earth, the survey identifies five global risks — failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation; extreme weather events; major biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse; food crises; and water crises — as the most severe in terms of impact.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Coastal mangroves: Restoring wetland areas could make a sizeable impact on sequestering emissions New research appears to find that wetland conservation has a higher potential mpact for mitigating climate change than other ocean-based solutions.

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Terra Infirma

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Last week, the Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM) considered the topic of business and biodiversity. The post Some Thoughts on Business & Biodiversity appeared first on Terra Infirma.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Scores of financial firms, banks, and institutional investors representing more than $24tr in assets worldwide have today called on world leaders to adopt an ambitious global nature treaty that establishes clear guidelines for the financial sector to ensure biodiversity loss is reversed.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future, warns the Nature Friendly Farming Network, an independent organisation that aims to unite farmers across the UK. The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to tell COP26 plans for 'world-leading climate change education will equip young people with the skills and knowledge to build a sustainable future'.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2023

As the world increasingly turns toward natural climate solutions like reforestation and grassland restoration to sequester carbon, it may be overlooking a crucial ally: animals. The researchers argue that these essential species disperse seeds, facilitating the growth of carbon-sequestering trees and plants.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Featured: Biodiversity is the new climate change. The post The Brief: Financing biodiversity, halving food waste, capturing carbon, wetlands in Indonesia, dental care in Vietnam, snacks in Bangladesh appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

New tools aim to make it easier for developers to deliver overall improvements in biodiversity to compensate for their direct impacts on nature. Natural England this morning launched three new tools designed to help developers accurately measure biodiversity net gain and ensure new developments are "nature positive".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

If there is one issue that transcends all the different areas of modern journalism, then climate change is it. According to an independent study, commissioned by Clim8 Invest, climate change is the number one concern for 61 per cent of UK consumers. Taking action. Standard Life Aberdeen is one such business.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A scientific paper published in the peer review Journal, Aquatic Conservation says that measures to address climate change and reach the Paris Agreement will not succeed unless the ocean is taken into account. It is also the largest carbon sink on Earth. The six proposals in the paper are: 1.

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Business Green

JULY 11, 2022

The boss of the Environment Agency, Sir James Bevan, is to deliver a speech later today warning how the biodiversity crisis poses an existential threat to the human race if left unaddressed. The biodiversity crisis is a crisis because it won't just kill the plants and animals it is killing," he is to say. "It It will kill us too.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week Barclays pledges to stop directly financing new oil and gas projects Bank's revised Climate Change Statement promises to halt financing for energy firms' upstream oil and gas expansion projects or related infrastructure. -

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 12, 2023

Planet plans to leverage Salo’s technologies to further develop our Planetary Variables offerings and help customers globally quantify and verify carbon stocks, monitor forest change, and mitigate climate risks. Salo Sciences’ global data on forest carbon stocks reveals tree-level insights.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 25, 2023

This is especially critical as carbon offset markets grow and companies start to assess their impact on biodiversity. Designing strategies to measure biodiversity and water is extremely complex, particularly when you compare it to measuring greenhouse gases.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Terraformation says initiative will help tackle climate change by expanding number of 'high-quality' forestry projects. Funding will be provided by carbon buyers and companies who want to secure access to premium-quality, biodiverse, nature-based carbon credits.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

While the news that a date for the UN COP 15 biodiversity summit has been confirmed for December is welcome, the slow progress of the pre-meeting in Nairobi with 196 nations is less so. The UN has collectively proposed that countries commit 30 per cent of natural areas to prevent biodiversity loss.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

New research will monitor the contribution of new native woodland in England towards mitigating the worst effects of climate change, such as flooding. Working together with world-leading researchers will allow us to take detailed measurements of how biodiversity and ecosystem functions change as the trees grow and the woodlands mature.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Now, in a new international report released on Monday, they argue the clock is also ticking on efforts to adapt to the devastating consequences of climate change. Meanwhile, climate change is amplifying human conflicts and causing widespread damage to people’s physical and mental health. David McNew / Getty Images.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

And they provide vital life-support services for all of us – including purifying drinking water, and storing carbon. And it means we, and all living things in Wales, can build better resilience against climate change. million boost for Wales’ biodiversity: Projects invited to pitch first appeared on Envirotec.

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