DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Delegates rejected reports from the International Energy Agency that suggest peak global oil demand may be reached before the end of this decade. The IEA has been categorical in their prediction that global peak oil and coal demand will occur by 2030.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

The report also highlights seafood as the next frontier for alternative proteins, amid growing concern over severely over-fished oceans and dwindling marine biodiversity. The climate impact of meat is considerable, accounting for around 14.5 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to some estimates.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It enriches the soil, reduces landfill waste, and cuts down on methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Going digital reduces the demand for paper, saving trees and the energy used in paper production. And what’s biodiversity? It’s a positive step towards creating a greener, more lush environment for future generations.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2020

The sector is already responsible for one-fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions and nearly half of all methane emissions. Experts fear farming's overall impact and share of global emissions will only grow as demand for food in general and livestock-based products in particular increases and other sectors decarbonise.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Of course, this does not mean all countries will so so - and some have already hinted strongly that they will not - but it is a crucial addition to the text that offers a platform for more ambitious countries to demand ever more action from laggards. Methane faces a reckoning. Some progress on adaptation finance.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

The 2021 World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report identifies extreme weather, climate action failure, biodiversity loss, and infectious diseases as top risks in terms of both likelihood and impact. decline in GDP per capita due to climate change and is set to lose $83 billion by 2050 from biodiversity loss. For instance, the U.S.

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2022

Beef is one of the world's biggest drivers of deforestation thanks to the vast amount of land required for cattle, which is often secured by clearing forests and other biodiverse habitats. The substitution of ruminant meat with microbial protein in the future could considerably reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of the food system.".

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

methane) from animal and land management and land-use change, which make the biggest warming contributions in the agricultural sector.”. These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2022

The Bill, which must receive royal assent before formally becoming legislation, sets out an overall net zero target of 2050 for Northern Ireland, as well as a 46 per cent methane emissions reduction target which will have implications for the devolved nation's agricultural industry.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2020

Business is constantly changing to meet consumer demands. Simultaneously, business must adapt to emerging terms and technologies to support demand. Methane – Methane gas actually absorbs 84 times more heat than its well-known counterpart. Carbon Neutral vs. Zero Carbon – 1.5

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Gasification Gasification involves subjecting biomass to high temperatures in an environment with controlled oxygen, which converts the material into a mixture of gases including hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane, collectively known as syngas.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In either case, this wasn’t on our bingo card… In the news, the British government passed new reforms to speed up interconnection, Colombia launched a $1B biodiversity fund, the US released $6B in funding for climate resiliency, and the US and China made modest progress on methane reduction at APEC. 

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Overall, the agriculture sector accounts for up to one third of greenhouse gasses – and is also a primary driver of biodiversity loss. A key plank of the EU’s Green Deal, the strategy aims to transform farming and align the sector with the bloc’s climate and biodiversity targets. They include precision farming (e.g.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That’s potentially very bad news for the climate: The huge amount of methane that leaks during the production, transport and storage of LNG means that the carbon emissions associated with importing the fuel could be up to ten times higher than for the equivalent amount of Russian pipeline gas, researchers say.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As the demand for the resource overwhelms the supply, each additional unit consumed directly harms those who can no longer reap the benefits. One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 To me, this really shows a demand from consumers for these products.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

These indicators, including but not limited to carbon dioxide, methane, ocean acidification, tropical forest loss, population, GDP, water use, and transportation, have reached the point past natural variation, showing indisputably that the Earth is in a different state than before. .

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

Reflecting Larry Fink’s statement “climate risk is investment risk”, the SEC’s ruling addresses growing investor demand for disclosing and pricing-in climate-related risks.   MethaneSAT, a methane-tracking satellite, was launched this week and will be operated by a subsidiary of the Environmental Defense Fund.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A pledge by more than 100 countries - including Brazil - to end deforestation by 2030, a critical first step towards carbon sink and biodiversity preservation. Another pledge by more than 100 countries to cut methane by 30 per cent by 2030, essential for reducing this potent and prevalent greenhouse gas.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2022

Methane emissions soar to record high. The level of methane in the Earth's atmosphere surged to a record high for the second year in a row during 2021, according to analysis published on Thursday by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

A major new report from the Environmental Defense Fund asks some challenging questions about the limited progress the agricultural sector has made in tackling its out-sized climate and biodiversity impacts - and offers some invaluable guidance on how up its sustainability efforts.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As was noted by the UK's COP26 Presidency, these agreements are far from perfect and will certainly not satisfy the demands of every nation, campaigner or business, but that was always the likely result of a process that aims to achieve consensus through complex, multilateral negotiations. Nature and biodiversity.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

George Monbiot's latest book, Regenesis , is the latest in a string of studies to warn how essentially extractive agricultural practices are damaging soils and biodiversity to such an extent that food security is being threatened. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

This is because composting facilities optimize the organic breakdown of food to reduce the amount of methane emitted. Tip #20 – Stock or sell products made with recycled content : Using and stocking products made from recycled content will reduce resource demand while also supporting a circular economy. Hazardous waste.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2022

Similarly, the Strategy promises to develop post-Brexit policy frameworks and funding packages that can better support the fast-expanding alternative protein and gene-editing sectors, while a new Call for Evidence is promised on the use of feed additives to reduce methane emissions from livestock.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The S&P Global Clean Energy index dropped 30% YTD weighed down by higher interest rates and supply / demand imbalances. Key market supply and demand indicators ended the year down. Proterra, the dominant electric bus maker, was just one high profile example. 👻 Spooky season for clean energy stocks.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 22, 2021

I want our farmers and food producers to be positive about the export opportunities that exist and take advantage of booming demand for British exports," she said.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

above pre-industrial levels, greenhouse gas emissions must then reduce by 43 per cent by 2030, according to the scientists, with emissions of methane cut by a third. To stabilise global temperature rise at 1.5C In this scenario, temperatures would temporarily exceed the 1.5C

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 25, 2019

That synthesis looked impressive at first glance; it outlined how we could change global food systems, so they emit fewer greenhouse gases, occupy less land, and protect the earth’s biodiversity — all while producing ever higher volumes of food for a global population approaching ten billion by 2050. .

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Business Green

JUNE 13, 2022

The government said the changes would ensure the subsidy reforms could help meet farmer demand with sources indicating Ministers had responded to concerns across the industry that taking land out of agricultural production could undermine food security at a time when food prices are rising in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It is a testament and recognition of the decades-long commitment of Greenpeace activists to demand climate protection and stay below the 1.5C "I am very pleased and proud that Jennifer Morgan has been appointed to this important and pivotal new role," he said. "It target will be the guideline for Germany's climate foreign policy.".

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 3, 2023

As energy demands increase for heavier and longer-distance transport, the energy efficiency equation for fossil based-fuels becomes harder to displace. These industries now have a mandate to slash emissions even as fuel demands increase , and existing decarbonization solutions for lighter transportation aren’t up to snuff.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Ardern is being watched closely : Her administration has been criticized for being lenient on reducing biogenic methane from agricultural production — notably dairy cattle and sheep — which accounts for almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6.6 percent of its GDP.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

“Biodiversity loss can have significant direct human health impacts if ecosystem services are no longer adequate to meet social needs. Loss in biodiversity may limit discovery of potential treatments for many diseases and health problems.” ” – Biodiversity and Health , WHO.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The inclusion could deliver a modest boost to the upcoming COP15 Biodiversity Summit in Montreal, which is hoping to deliver a sweeping new international treaty to ramp up nature protection efforts globally. for their mitigation and adaptation action while ensuring relevant social and environmental safeguards".

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

Meeting Electricity Demands in an Increasingly Electric World (Panel Discussion): As communities and companies move to electrify everything – from transportation options to buildings and indoor agriculture – we’re discovering the ways the current utility infrastructure isn't always up to the challenge.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for everyone to rise up and demand their leaders take bold climate action like our future depends on it, because it absolutely does.". Key to keeping 1.5C ‘alive' will be a marked reduction in the release of highly-potent methane emissions, which could rapidly slow temperature rise.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

At this ag-ed powerhouse, popular courses include Food Systems and Intro to Sustainable Agriculture, and researchers are working to enhance carbon sequestration through crushed-rock soil amendments and devising seaweed-based cattle feed amendments to slash dairy cows’ methane emissions.

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