Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

New YouGov survey reveals over half of Brits think climate change is 'the biggest risk to the Earth's future' and are taking steps to curb emissions. Moreover, the results hint at frustration at the government's response to climate change.

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Sustainability Consulting

MAY 19, 2021

Chieza says that “by missing the full scope of design, we may think we’re solving problems and realize later that actually, not much has changed.” Chieza says we need a more revolutionary approach that asks the big questions, “what kind of world do we wish for?”

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Too often, people scrutinize science issues only if they fall within their narrow focus of interest: climate change, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food. Previously, FTI consultants working for Western Wire had tried to question an attorney representing communities suing ExxonMobil about climate change.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This year, record heat and climate-fueled disasters have devastated our communities. Investors and innovators are taking note, and are pouring in to address climate change. We bring more than a decade of experience across the climate sector, with an active and maturing portfolio of 150+ companies.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. Conservation efforts also have to take into consideration climate change, which may shift suitable chestnut habitat north into Canada — and shift plant diseases’ habitats as well.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2022

Reducing the amount of meat eaten globally in a post-pandemic world could help reduce the impact of climate change and avert up to 26 million deaths annually, a new study by The University of Edinburgh has calculated. This analysis shows the dramatic benefit of increasing global cooperation and improving diets.".

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2020

And unlike the Greens, Sustainable New Zealand is not opposed to science (particularly biotechnology), nor is it hostile towards business, and seeks to work with farmers, not against them. You don't have to be left-wing to recognise that climate change is a serious issue that requires greater attention from policymakers.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Climate change is only exacerbating the problem, since warmer waters hold less oxygen to begin with. That’ll be especially important in parts of the world where climate change is making downpours more powerful (a warmer atmosphere in general holds more water ), which will wash more fertilizer off of fields.

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

The Innovation of the Year is always one of the most competitive categories, but this year N2S won out with the judges thanks to its pioneering work to harness advanced biotechnology to tackle the seemingly intractable problem of electronic waste and the huge environmental footprint that comes with it. Lifetime Achievement Award. Pete Betts.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

Jonathan Rand, who is part of the biotechnology business unit at CPI, agreed that reducing the amount of farmland used for animal agriculture by using more cultivated meats could have a "massive" impact on the wider environment. It's that carbon footprint which feels ridiculous but is the reality of our global food system."

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Farmers as a group don't typically embrace change. Just ask Luis Lombana, CEO of Ficosterra , a Spanish marine biotechnology company that makes fertilisers from an unexpected source: seaweed. You hear a lot about climate change and CO2, but not about nitrogen.". But you just don't hear a lot about it," Lapointe said.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 23, 2020

Entrepreneurial innovation, new investment and regulatory models must be promoted and accelerated to prepare for future pandemics, climate change and to restore the environment. Don’t bet against America We know this current crisis is a preview or warm-up act for a climate-changing world.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 23, 2020

Entrepreneurial innovation, new investment and regulatory models must be promoted and accelerated to prepare for future pandemics, climate change and to restore the environment. Don’t bet against America We know this current crisis is a preview or warm-up act for a climate-changing world.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

These are some of the scenes from Elizabeth Kolbert’s new book, Under a White Sky , a global exploration of the ways that humanity is attempting to engineer, fix, or reroute the course of nature in a climate-changed world. You’ve reported on climate change for a long time. That makes sense.” Now that we have a U.S.

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Grist

OCTOBER 7, 2019

On Monday, the scientists studying these gene-edited cattle published a paper in the journal Nature Biotechnology explaining what happened. Longtime opponents of biotechnology think that would be a good thing. That hopeful vision of a gene-edited future — verdant with pesticide-free, carbon-sequestering crops — flickered.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

We also work to improve plant biotechnologies and have contributed to proof-of-concept studies demonstrating that genome editing can be used to develop useful traits in barley, brassica and potatoes by deleting just a few letters of DNA. Power in the seed system. But what you say about profit can't really be ignored.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

⚡ SensorUp , a Calgary, Canada-based methane emissions management software provider, raised $9M in Series B funding from Climate Investment and Evok Innovations. 💧 cimico , a Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain-based biotechnological wastewater treatment platform, raised $8M in Series A funding from Moira Capital Partners.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In the future, with material shortages due to climate change issues and resource scarcity, using a finite resource that is endlessly recyclable is a smart, long-term business solution ” – Katie Wallace , New Belgium Brewing’s Assistant Director of Sustainability.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Ballen, who recently took on her new role at Indigo Ag, says her time working in the food and beverage sector shed light on "just how important agriculture is to a sustainable future and the climate change battle.". — Senior Sustainability Consultant — Climate Strategy Lead, Quantis International; San Diego. Meg Wilcox.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

If she pulled it off, she would be the first female scientist ever elected to the chamber, not to mention the first senator with expertise in climate change. “We It’s hard to imagine how decades of warnings about climate change might have been received in government if there were more scientists sitting at the table.

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