Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Bill establishes a new “independent watchdog”, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), to fulfil this role, and it will seemingly hold the government to account on long-term, legally-binding targets in relation to biodiversity, air quality, water and waste management as well as its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The UK's first carbon neutral potatoes will be sold in supermarkets across the UK from next week, Welsh food producer Puffin Produce announced yesterday. We have to act now - so we're on a mission to become carbon neutral and farm in a way that protects and regenerates our land, plants and wildlife. This isn't easy.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

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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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Innovative trial will use household food and green waste Replacing the estimated 1.7 The funding will support an initial 18-month trial that will look to enhance the quality and consistency of composted materials derived from waste streams, in a specific area. Scottish Government is currently consulting on this issue.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Increase biodiversity and find methods to reduce costs. These changes can bring many benefits to farmers the health of the soil is increased, fresh crops are produced, and benefits to the climate are increased. The meaning of regenerative farming is that farmers can increase the health of the land where they sow the seeds.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2023

The maker of Jim Beam and Maker's Mark is to pilot a cocktail of best practices designed to enhance carbon capture and water, waste, and energy efficiency in the agave fields near its Casa Sauza operations as part of a year-long pilot with environmental professional services firm Red BioTerra.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives. One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio. emissions. . Atomo Coffee.

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Grist

MAY 25, 2021

Climate-heating carbon dioxide will be sucked from the air using trees, peat, rock chips, and charcoal in major new trials across the United Kingdom. The best large-scale ways to use trees to capture carbon will also be examined across the UK, including on Ministry of Defence and National Trust land.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2023

The supermarket giant today announced plans to trial eight low carbon alternatives to fertilisers across 1,300 hectares of its field vegetable suppliers' farmland during this year's growing season, with a view to then scaling the approach up to a minimum of 4,000 hectares next year.

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2021

Carbon neutral brewery announces it has secured B Corp re-certification. Toast Ale - which specialises in using waste bread to brew beer, delivering significant emissions reductions in the process - became the first UK brewery to certify as a B Corp in 2018.

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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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The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The state of our environment today is due to the broadening issues arising from loss of biodiversity, inappropriate means of disposing of waste , overpopulation, the depletion of natural resources, and increased deforestation. Minimizes Waste Deposits. A reduction in waste deposits to open land can help conserve the environment.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

This repositioning includes rebranding itself as a “carbon management industry.”. This strategic pivot was on display at the Glasgow climate summit and at a Congressional hearing in October 2021, where CEOs of four major oil companies talked about a “lower-carbon future.” uses the captured carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Drax has come in for renewed scrutiny over the environmental sustainability of its supply chain, with a major investigation having found evidence of carbon-rich primary forests in western Canada being felled to supply wood pellet feedstock for Britain's biggest power station in North Yorkshire.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

In recent decades, growth in agricultural production has come with a heavy price; causing unsustainable harm to the environment and biodiversity. With global food demanding 24/7 supply every day of the year, there is a heavy demand for storage and transcontinental transportation, which raises the carbon footprint of crops enormously.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2021

Our food system is driving climate change, biodiversity loss and poor health - government leadership is needed to change course, argues Pukka Herbs' co-founder Sebastian Pole. It's no secret that our current food system is driving climate change, biodiversity loss and poor health.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2021

Sustainable agricultural practices offer net zero and biodiversity benefits, the frozen chips giant claims. It's estimated that a quarter of man-made carbon emissions come from the production of food, and if we have to grow more food to feed more people, that will only intensify.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Motorsport governing body FIA unveils plans for F1 cars to use greener fuel in next five years, as it sets sights on becoming net zero carbon by 2030. We are delighted by the momentum on sustainable fuels which perfectly aligns with our plan to be net zero carbon as a sport by 2030," he said. by the end of the century.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Responsible maintenance and budget-friendly renovations can go a long way towards minimizing your home’s carbon footprint. Leaky ducts can dump conditioned air into attics and crawl spaces, wasting energy and lowering HVAC performance. According to the EPA, 10% of homes waste 90 gallons of water or more each day due to plumbing leaks.

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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

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The guidance outlines best practices for conserving and regenerating healthy land, freshwater, oceans and biodiversity. Deforestation, or building carbon in the soil, or even social things like human rights and forced labor is not a product attribute," Rabinovitch said.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2022

Being more energy-efficient, reducing waste – through recycling, reuse, and reducing regimes -, and curbing scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the daily commute, all help your company save money. Ask employees to bring reusable mugs and water bottles to reduce waste and be sure to have filtered water options available.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2023

These precious habitats are vital for nature and for our climate because they store vast amounts of carbon and are home to some of the UK's most special wildlife. Peatlands are the UK's largest natural carbon store as well as critical habitats for flora and fauna and a valuable mechanism for reducing downstream flood risks.

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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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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Producers claim their animal feed comes from responsible sources and their livestock use land unsuitable for other uses, all the while supporting biodiversity and capturing carbon from the atmosphere through holistic or other types of “regenerative” grazing.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Achieve zero waste with our waste management checklist. The ultimate goal of this waste management checklist is to achieve zero waste. By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials.

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2022

Unveiling its updated environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy yesterday, Carlsberg set out plans to achieve a of flurry of new green targets over the next two decades, including a target to achieve a zero carbon footprint across its business worldwide - including all of its breweries - by 2030.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

But turning these pledges into action will remain a challenge; we need to count the cost of doing business in emissions and biodiversity loss, accounting for our actions and incentivising nature-based solutions. Natural capital accounting assigns a monetary value, or natural capital cost, to natural resources like forests and healthy soil.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

But all of this stuff is made from resources of some kind, uses up energy and eventually winds up as waste. This article includes several eco-friendly office products and supplies that will lower your carbon footprint. gluten-free) and carbon neutral shipping on all deliveries.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2022

Specifically, the programme will help businesses meet a 2030 target for the adoption of sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources within the built environment, achieving zero waste to landfill targets, and working towards a built environment with net zero whole life resource depletion. But that can and must change.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2022

Currently, contracts tend to lock organisations into high-carbon business as usual scenarios. Previously, this has meant externalising environmental harm, ignoring issues such as greenhouse gas emissions, waste, deforestation, water pollution and soil degradation. Contracts sit at the heart of business.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2020

Whether that is water companies who are contributing to peatland restoration, or whether it's some of those fantastic examples we heard of earlier of companies taking individual actions to reduce their carbon footprint. It is climate change that is sadly driving the loss of much of our nature and much of our biodiversity.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

Supermarket claims fava beans could help promote healthy soils and cut emissions by locking in soil carbon and replacing some of the soy used in animal feed. The supermarket said its new plant-based tea bags will allow shoppers to compost their teabags through kerbside food waste collections.

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Business Green

JULY 25, 2021

We should claim back our food heritage and fight climate change with nutritious foods that benefit the soils we're rapidly depleting, argues Bold Beans founder Amelia Christie-Miller. If the government acts decisively, we can tackle the three pronged challenges of climate change mitigation, biodiversity net gain and the obesity crisis.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

Climate strategies to date have targeted production efficiency, minimising waste, substituting decarbonised energy and transport, and offsetting. Shifts that account for growers' livelihoods, the environment, biodiversity, animal welfare and more. Minimising food waste and shifting to renewable energy will be just the start.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The strategy foregrounds the importance of "regenerative agriculture" practices, which prioritise improving soil health and maintaining and restoring diverse ecosystems, aiming to counter the habitat destruction caused by deforestation and other damaging practices frequently linked to global agricultural supply chains.

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