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Inside Cargill’s experiment to pay farmers for carbon sequestration

GreenBiz

Inside Cargill’s experiment to pay farmers for carbon sequestration. Like many other food companies, it’s dedicating resources to promoting regenerative agricultural practices among the farmers and seeking ways that farms can profit from their efforts to sequester carbon dioxide. Heather Clancy. Mon, 06/15/2020 - 00:15.

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Farmers and ranchers harvest ‘soil carbon’ to meet rising corporate demand for emission offsets

Impact Alpha

The post Farmers and ranchers harvest ‘soil carbon’ to meet rising corporate demand for emission offsets appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, Feb. 17 – Candidates in last year’s U.S. Senate race in Iowa were asked in a televised debate to cite the clearing.

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Soil Scout closes seed round to monitor and track soil health

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, October 9 – Healthy soil is a critical resource for carbon capture and essential to food security. Helsinki-based Soil Scout is among a number of tech startups trying to improve awareness and management of soil health with sensor-enabled analytics platforms.

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

GreenBiz

Under its current carbon emissions reduction trajectory, the fashion industry is projected to miss the 1.5 Digital technologies are opening up new ways for us to consume fashion without the waste or carbon footprint… . Unilever is partnering with the blockchain powered peer-to-peer platform Swapchain to recirculate fashion.

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Still in the dark about targets? Observers respond to the UK government’s Environment Bill

Envirotec Magazine

Soil and biodiversity. Similarly with the land, and areas like soil quality and pesticide use, the bill does not at present propose to issue penalties if certain standards are not upheld. The UK Soil Association’s Gareth Morgan bemoanded “a gaping hole in the Environment Bill where soil restoration should be”.

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Inside Cargill's experiment to pay farmers for carbon sequestration

Business Green

The agri-business giant is working with the Soil & Water Outcomes Fund in a bid to curb the impact of its supply chain. Like many other food companies, it's dedicating resources to promoting regenerative agricultural practices among the farmers and seeking ways that farms can profit from their efforts to sequester carbon dioxide.

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

AGreenLiving

Under its current carbon emissions reduction trajectory, the fashion industry is projected to miss the 1.5 Global apparel and footwear consumption is expected to grow by 81% by 2030 and under its current carbon emissions reduction trajectory, the fashion industry is projected to miss the 1.5 Attendee avatars can be seen.

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