Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In the latest addition to its 'green recovery' package, the European Commission yesterday unveiled a flurry of crucial green strategies, targets, and policies, ranging from new green building and renewable energy programmes, to tighter rules governing chemical use and methane emissions.

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

With more than 80 times the warming of CO2 in the near term, one of the most potent greenhouse gases is methane–and it’s clear that we’re in the midst of a methane moment. Companies should also support farmers by investing in innovative solutions, particularly to tackle enteric methane.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

Yet, many of the solutions being trialled by industry to cut methane emissions – from feeding cattle seaweed to genomic editing of cows – are either disingenuous, unproven or failing to deliver. As a result, they have enjoyed important victories: for example lobbying successfully to exclude agriculture from the 2021 Global Methane Pledge.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The goal of our hyperspectral offering is to help customers reveal social, environmental, and climate risks in unprecedented detail and demonstrates our commitment to preserve biodiversity and to accelerate action on climate change as a part of the Carbon Mapper Coalition.

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The City Fix

JULY 26, 2023

Climate change is impacting cities and their residents in many profound ways, from poor air quality to flooding to biodiversity loss and extreme heat. Now, with the help of a new tool, select cities can access localized, integrated data to.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Spinoff benefits could include improved biodiversity; flood and erosion mitigation; increased crop yields (important in terms of a growing global population); better animal health and welfare; a reduced need for artificial fertilisers and therefore less pollution; and enhanced nutritional value of food produced.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. Scientists say that unless swift action is taken, methane from agriculture alone will take us beyond a 1.5C Meat lobby groups will share a different message at pavilions at COP28.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

According to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), carbon offset programs can be grouped into the following broad categories: Renewable energy, energy efficiency, methane abatement, reforestation and conservation, fuel switching, and community projects. Carbon offset program #3: Methane abatement.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

The group added that the targets could be met through the development of a "climate smart" supply chain, including the adoption of science-based land management practices to maintain healthier soils, enable additional carbon sequestration, promote efficient water use, and increase biodiversity.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

However, last week’s Food Systems Summit illustrated the rift between agribusiness giants and smaller food producers about how to transform the food system to achieve these cuts and address hunger, malnutrition and biodiversity loss.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

The economic growth in the dairy sector, Burke added, “is happening at the expense of the environment as witnessed by the trends in water quality, emissions and biodiversity all going in the wrong direction.”. Climate Budget Fight.

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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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Grist

MARCH 27, 2023

Increases in populations of large animals can increase methane release, an issue that can be offset by reducing domestic livestock populations, according to the study. Convention on Biodiversity, and they don’t talk to each other,” he said. One is trying to save biodiversity, and the other is trying to save the climate.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2022

Forage-based diets that limit cows' methane-rich burps and better soil management to boost grass growth are all part of a new plan by Ben & Jerry's to cut greenhouse gas emissions to half the industry average by 2024. Brand hopes new project will help meet its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to half industry average by 2024.

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But of course, those old-growth forests are not just some valueless raw material or natural resource, but home to countless Indigenous peoples, vast biodiversity, and the living machinery that not only stores carbon we emit but also helps make breathing on this planet possible. A collection of world-class collaborators – including ??Planet,

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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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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

She called for coordinated action from world governments and international agencies to mitigate pollution while also addressing other threats such as climate change and biodiversity loss. Notably, both methane and many major forms of PM 2.5 Now, the researchers say that number has remained virtually unchanged.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Alternative investments can also be made in initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as in cattle feed that reduces the methane output of cows. Other offsetting projects enhance biodiversity, improve soil quality, food production or rainwater absorption. Examples include afforestation, reforestation, and conservation.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

While old growth forests are vital for biodiversity, their oft-cited abilities in carbon dioxide storage have been consistently and grossly overestimated. Moreover, as the climate crisis worsens, so too does the possibility of ever greater and more destructive forest fires, such as those that ripped across Canada this year.

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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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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. It’s the source of the food, water, air, and other relevant conditions that sustain life on earth.

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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

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The curbing of emissions to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the environment. Biodiversity. SLCPs include black carbon, methane, and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The hope is that limiting global warming to 1. Anthropogenic. Resulting from human beings. Adaptation. Black carbon.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2023

Increases in populations of large animals can increase methane release, an issue that can be offset by reducing domestic livestock populations, according to the study. Convention on Biodiversity, and they don’t talk to each other,” he said. One is trying to save biodiversity, and the other is trying to save the climate.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

"Planting trees without proper planning could have disastrous consequences, such as when tree-planting occurs on peatland which can result in releasing into the atmosphere vast quantities of carbon and methane that such areas naturally store," Bateman said. But that's where we are - we've delayed [climate action] for too long.".

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Unsustainable

AUGUST 20, 2019

Of course, we all know that deforestation isn’t just about cutting down trees, it is also about damaging a whole ecosystem as “the majority of the world’s biodiversity (the huge array of insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, plants and trees) lives in, and depends on, forests” iv 2.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The UK urgently needs "ambitious, evidenced-based" targets to slash emissions from agriculture over the next decade backed by clear plans to harness the untapped potential of nature-friendly farming practices that can restore biodiversity and deliver net zero emissions, major new research today from WWF has argued.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2022

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?" Kellogg's program is focusing on methane emissions that occur during the flooding process of growing rice in Arkansas and Louisiana. he explained.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 9, 2021

” “Limiting other greenhouse gases and air pollutants, especially methane, could have benefits both for health and the climate,” Zhai added. “This report is a reality check,” said Valérie Masson-Delmotte, a climate scientist at the University of Paris-Saclay and co-chair of the panel that produced the report.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2023

"It provides a veneer of sustainability for an industry that is responsible for a third of global methane emissions and is the main driver of biodiversity loss.

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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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Grist

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

If the Arctic permafrost melts away, releasing all its stored methane, and if the global thermostat turns out to be especially sensitive to greenhouse gases, the world could warm to RCP 8.5 Are we safe or are we doomed? But studies that try to imagine what the future will look like deal exclusively in what ifs, not absolutes.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Doing so can help reduce short-lived pollutants like black carbon (soot), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and methane, thereby slowing climate feedback loops and minimizing any warming trends. Habitat and biodiversity losses must be avoided by curtailing forest overharvesting and mismanagement.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

According to the publicity "with a simple diet shift you can save a tonne of CO2 equivalents per person per year" ("equivalents" just means methane and other greenhouse gases are factored in alongside carbon dioxide). The reduced need for agricultural land would help stop deforestation and help protect biodiversity. Mostly) healthier.

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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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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. Political Connections.

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