Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2022

According to the report, those involved in the beef sector in Devon's 'Ruby Country' are taking steps to promote biodiversity and soil health, but their efforts are being hampered by a lack of clarity about future incentives, such as which net zero and sustainable farming approaches will be provided with government subsidies and to what extent.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2022

Finally, Regrow will ground-truth these claims with field soil carbon samples to calibrate the models. "It Where might we also see systems going in the wrong direction and what does that mean for the outcomes we care about as it relates to climate, water, biodiversity and economics?" he explained.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It’s bad for the environment in many ways, including sucking up resources, releasing high levels of methane and stripping the soil. “[We] are invested in every aspect of [our] partners’ operations, from the art of heritage breed and feed selection, through to the logistics of humane slaughter and efficient distribution.”

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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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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

But the result, critics say, has been a proliferation of intensive farming practices that damage soils, nature, and the climate by ironing out as much unpredictability as possible from the natural world through pesticides, hulking machinery, and crop homogeneity. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

Government confirms £30m of new investment in a range of projects designed to enhance natural carbon sinks. Advocates of so-called nature based solutions argue that they can deliver significant emissions reductions while also bolstering flood resilience and enhancing biodiversity.

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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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Green Roof Technology

MAY 27, 2021

In some cases an irrigation system (temporary or permanent) or enhanced drainage system should be considered to reduce stress conditions on the plants and to improve soil biology. Soil/Media extension layer (often described as drainage layer) to mimic natural soil profiles and avoid anaerobe conditions in rooting zone.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The use of these chemicals also damages the environment in other ways; much of the fertilizer used in the world today is the product of methane gas, a fossil fuel, while the wide-scale use of pesticides has been linked to the damage of ecosystems and vital populations of pollinators.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

A focus on increasing carbon storage in soil and soil health in general - by adopting nature friendly farming practices such as reduced cultivation and cover cropping - will also improve his farm business' bottom line and resilience in the next 5-10 years. It is time that they were rewarded for doing so.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2022

These targets cover a spectrum, including a legally binding aim for a net zero carbon economy and the mission to end nature decline by 2030, as well as commitments to protect 30 per cent of land for nature and reduce methane emissions by 30 per cent, also by 2030. The new markets need to be well governed to be trusted.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Climate tech venture capital dropped 40% in H1’23 but climate-focused funds have still been steadily stacking the green, with at least $33B of investable dry powder ready to deploy in climate tech startups.   Sandbrook Capital, a Stamford Connecticut based private investment firm, raised $1.5B

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

The amount of land taken up by the animal livestock sector is disproportionate to the benefits it delivers to the UK's diets, while also posing a major threat to the UK's climate and biodiversity goals, the report concludes. The conclusions were also applauded by Helen Browning, chief executive of the Soil Association.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. My hope is that they can help farmers diversify their production systems and sequester carbon," says Eric Smith, investment officer for the trust. "In

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

When the voice of African farmers and communities is not brought to the negotiating table, we end up with flawed initiatives like Aim4C,” said Anne Maina, from the Biodiversity and Biosafety Association of Kenya. “A Second, it would only reduce methane emissions from the cattle. African farmers face critical challenges.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Moreover, planting a tree is a lifelong investment in our planet. It enriches the soil, reduces landfill waste, and cuts down on methane, a potent greenhouse gas. It’s a full circle moment seeing food scraps turn into rich, nutritious soil. And what’s biodiversity? It’s a smart investment for a greener home.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Waste and waste by-products can easily make their way into the air, soil, and water sources. This is because composting facilities optimize the organic breakdown of food to reduce the amount of methane emitted. How can you reduce waste and prevent pollution? You need to identify instances where this is happening. Hazardous waste.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. billion worth of investment assets in the U.S. billion worth of investment assets in the U.S. Why was it, they wondered, that American agriculture basically ignored trees?

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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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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Loss of biodiversity. Soil degradation. Billions have been invested by Wall Street into Impossible Foods and other companies such as Beyond Meat. There is still much to be learned in this growing sector, making it a tasty and attractive business to invest in. Introduction Climate Change. Deforestation. Water scarcity.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A small metal platform at the top, 48 metres above the floor of a peatland rainforest reserve, provides a unique, 360-degree vantage point to witness one of the most biodiverse, carbon-rich habitats left on Earth. In fact, peatland contains up to 50 per cent carbon content, compared to the two per cent typically found in mineral soil.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

Conference Buyers Guide: An Introduction to Purchasing Carbon Offsets (Workshop):Offsets can help companies reduce their carbon footprints and drive much-needed investment to projects that lower emissions or draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But not all offsets are created equal. Yet forest projects come with challenges.

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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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