Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2020

If the government is serious about the utilising nature-based solutions, we need to turbocharge the market for urban greening, argues the UK Green Building Council's Philip Box. Habitat loss as a driver of biodiversity decline is a particular problem in urban areas. Building Back Better.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Hyperspectral imaging offers a vast array of spectral insights as it divides the spectrum across a multitude of spectral bands, enabling analysts to review phenomena in many differentiated colors that are typically beyond human visual perception.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2021

Risks are escalating, the threats are severe, and governments have largely failed to adequately protect their societies and economies. Around 40 per cent of new capacity added in the UK last year was on rooftops and there are vast arrays of domestic and commercial south facing roofs still available for development.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2021

At the same time, however, it would also drive a $9bn increase in market value as global demand for palm oil - which is used an a vast array of food, drink, and other consumer goods worldwide - is simultaneously expected to increase in the coming years.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Proposals to ban the sale of peat-based compost in the UK from 2024 to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crises have been unveiled today by the government, with Ministers now formally seeking views on mandatory product labelling, enforcement mechanisms, and potential exemptions from the new rules.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

A wide array of trends and technologies have combined to ensure that nature is finally being given due consideration. It remains to be seen whether the UK will seize this opportunity and there are plenty of legitimate fears that the government could yet water down environmental protections.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The Sustainability Summit will be part of the Planet Explore 2020 conference, our largest event of the year, which will draw thousands of online participants from a broad array of fields, geographies and disciplines. 11:15 am Monitoring Ecosystems and Protecting Biodiversity from Space.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2023

The proposals also include requirements covering the integrity of offsets themselves and the accounting rules that govern them. In addition, when making claims about 'carbon neutrality' companies would need to be transparent about what part of the claim concerns their own operations, and what part relies on buying offsets.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Agriculture’s role in fuelling the climate and biodiversity crisis has become increasingly apparent in recent years. JBS , the world’s second-largest food company, also shared its plan to support regenerative agriculture practices, which are said to improve soil health and biodiversity.

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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2021

A pioneering farm partnership has created more than 4,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in the last five years, protecting endangered species and delivering a biodiverse-rich area the size of Oxford, a report released today shows.

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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2021

A pioneering farm partnership has created more than 4,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in the last five years, protecting endangered species and delivering a biodiverse-rich area the size of Oxford, a report released today shows.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

The cultivation of biomass can lead to alterations in land use, occasionally resulting in the depletion of valuable ecosystems, including forests and grasslands, which in turn jeopardizes biodiversity. Circulates money within the local economy and can decrease overall energy costs compared to traditional fossil fuels.

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Business Green

JANUARY 3, 2022

Businesses have often been blamed for sluggish progress on climate change - yet at COP26 it was the progress that governments made that felt frustratingly slow. There is a vast array of ways businesses can both show leadership and generate value. Not only that, but they're linked problems, with linked solutions.

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Business Green

MAY 28, 2020

Today's approval for the UK's largest ever solar park, along with the closing of the government consultation on clean power auctions, is further evidence of how renewable energy's role in powering Britain is growing. Solar is now quite possibly the lowest cost way to generate power in the UK. They can also be created quickly.

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism. Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00. Innovation marches forward.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

So, how can the UK government help accelerate the shift towards more sustainable diets without restricting public choices? The government can help deliver a thriving alternative protein market by providing funding for a new research cluster and strategic support for the industry.

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

However, following claims from Truss last week that field-based solar arrays were a "depressing" sight in the British countryside, her rival Sunak today broadly echoed her stance, promising to "make sure that high quality farmland is kept in production and not used for housing, ‘rewilding' or large-scale solar farms".

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives. The startup is backed by unusually diverse array of funders. The Kula Bio raise is notable not just for the impact the company claims.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives. The startup is backed by unusually diverse array of funders. The Kula Bio raise is notable not just for the impact the company claims.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

Efforts to prevent global warming from worsening, known in the jargon as climate mitigation, have long dominated governments' response to the climate crisis. In contrast, strategies to ensure the world can better cope with the threat posed by escalating climate impacts have been somewhat sidelined.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

For one thing, central Appalachia is stunningly high in biodiversity. Among the other rare and threatened wild creatures living in the coal mining-impacted streams are a dozen different kinds of fish, 39 mollusks, and a wide array of crustaceans and snails, the study reports. Cleaning Up After Coal.

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Grist

AUGUST 17, 2023

This array of species and surfaces reduces fire intensity and promotes biodiversity. These critics argue that thinning is a ploy to increase commercial logging and that severe wildfires are critical for forest health and biodiversity. Prescribed-fire professionals ignite cultural burns. Read Next The cost of wildfires is rising.

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Green Market Oracle

JULY 13, 2020

Public services crumble and disorder ensues as government loses control. We have a chance to save our planet, including much of the diverse array of flora and fauna that make up our biodiversity. Kemp defines collapse as a rapid and enduring loss of population, identity and socio-economic complexity. Or maybe we won't. "It

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AGreenLiving

JULY 12, 2020

One is the growing focus on sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics by the mainstream investment community, creating a greater need for a set of dominant standards to emerge. The time may be ripe for such a collaboration, for several reasons.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Restoring forests, then, would mean more protection for native wildlife, nurturing local biodiversity and the overall stewardship of the environment. Our rainforest relies on mild, wet and clean air coming in off the Atlantic, and is garlanded with a spectacular array of lichens, fungi, mosses, liverworts and ferns.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 8, 2023

Others, it’s reaching across government agencies to find connection points so they can pool resources and jointly invest in a satellite data center for their mapping and monitoring projects. I’ll focus on three – environmental management & cultural preservation, agriculture, and government initiatives.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

More recently, it energized on-site two solar arrays — one at its Melville, New York, campus that will produce 1,800 megawatt-hours of power annually, and a smaller one at the Aveda brand's campus in Minnesota. Also, as you know, the government plays an important role, and of course, being in the U.S., And the answer there is yes.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

More recently, it energized on-site two solar arrays — one at its Melville, New York, campus that will produce 1,800 megawatt-hours of power annually, and a smaller one at the Aveda brand's campus in Minnesota. Also, as you know, government plays an important role, and of course, being in the U.S., And the answer there is yes.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

New report from independent advisory committee warns the government must approach net zero carbon target carefully, with joined-up policy interventions that do not inadvertently lead to higher emissions. Similarly, trees planted on farmland could prompt an increase in meat imports from countries that farm beef on former rainforests.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 19, 2021

Yosie Mon, 07/19/2021 – 02:00 In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

With this in mind, the Green Business Bureau has developed a more thorough evaluation of a company’s environmental, social, and governance credentials, to build even better businesses. With over 500 initiatives to choose from – compared to B Labs 250 – GBB raises the bar in sustainability certification.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2020

Growing evidence of the myriad benefits well-maintained soils can deliver by combating climate change, alleviating flooding, boosting crop yields, and supporting biodiversity, has been highlighted in a new Royal Society report today, which argues the UK now stands at a "critical moment" for the future of the country's soil health.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

More recently, it energized on-site two solar arrays — one at its Melville, New York, campus that will produce 1,800 megawatt-hours of power annually, and a smaller one at the Aveda brand’s campus in Minnesota. Also, as you know, the government plays an important role, and of course, being in the U.S., What does business bring?

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AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

More recently, it energized on-site two solar arrays — one at its Melville, New York, campus that will produce 1,800 megawatt-hours of power annually, and a smaller one at the Aveda brand’s campus in Minnesota. Also, as you know, government plays an important role, and of course, being in the U.S., And the answer there is yes.

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Planet Pulse

JULY 20, 2022

We had a simple theory of change: you can’t manage what you don’t measure, and the Earth was not being measured nearly fast enough to address a wide array of global challenges. Governments track security risks, and respond to disasters like floods and wildfires. or “what is the carbon and biodiversity value of this land?”

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Comprising 130,000 hectares on the Kampala Peninsula, alongside another 20,000 hectares on nearby Padang Island to the north, RER was set up a decade ago to restore and protect an area of unique, biodiverse, peatland-rich rainforest that is twice the size of nearby Singapore which lies just over 100 miles eastward.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2022

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. However, the official decision on this has not yet been taken.". EDF announces plans for new Irish wind farm.

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