DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The groups said the summit disregarded “the urgent need to address the gross power imbalances that corporations hold over food systems.”. 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. Corporate Capture.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Adjusting to current or expected effects of climate change, such as building defences to protect against rising sea-levels, to reduce risk or benefit from opportunities where possible. The Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate finance. Energy transition.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019. Meet the Industry Trade Groups.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

The initiative will work with farmers to create stores of water – both in soil “sponges” as well as lakes and ponds – that can be “re-charged” through wet weather, then drawn on through ever-more common dry seasons, to the benefit of either the farmers themselves, or local communities.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 18, 2023

Key Takeaways IRA adds $2 billion of funding to REAP in the next decade and increases grant share to 40% for all projects starting in 2023 Covers a variety of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies such as wind, solar, biomass (incl. biomass, anaerobic digester, wind, solar) Energy Efficiency Investments (e.g.,

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Greentown Labs

MAY 26, 2021

We know the agtech industry has enormous potential to mitigate and combat climate change, and we believe fostering mutually beneficial partnerships between our entrepreneurs and corporate partners is a critical piece to accelerating climate action.”. The incubator is currently home to more than a dozen agtech-focused startups.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 5, 2023

The world’s mangroves alone sequester more than 31 million tons of carbon in their soils and biomass each year. These ecosystems really are a great ocean-climate link, and part of our strategy is to unlock this blue carbon potential for climate mitigation,” said Lindsey Smart, Climate and Ocean Scientist at TNC.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Environmental campaigner Bianca Jagger, the IUCN's ambassador for the Bonn Challenge, said nature-based solutions and land restoration had "great power to effect change at every level of society", providing a "cornucopia of benefits" for governments, companies, and landowners alike. "It

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

If you’re in the US, your 2020 likely included living through record-breaking temperatures , hurricanes , and/or wildfires , as the academic warnings of climate change quickly became a reality (my personal experience was Blade Runner in SF ). believing the government was doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The case for business sustainability. 90% of executives believe sustainability is important in business. Today, it’s incontestable that instituting a sustainability strategy is good business. That is, more and more studies indicate business sustainability delivers greater prosperity, and designs organizations to last.

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2020

According to recent figures from Kantar Worldpanel , households are preparing an additional 500 million meals a week with lockdown still in place, which highlights the importance of a resilient agricultural supply chain to ensure that customers have enough access to essential products, most urgently in the short-term but also after the pandemic.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 3, 2024

Learn how Earth observation data can help governments scale monitoring efforts and accelerate decision-making to minimize wildfire risk. Wildland fires threaten communities and landscapes as climate change continues to drive increased heat and drought intensity.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

If concerns about the impact of Brexit or climate change on our food supply weren't incentive enough for a rethink of how we produce, import and consume food, the reality of the situation we have found ourselves in recently almost certainly is. It has also led to significant declines in biodiversity and soil health.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2023

Within the cracks of rock slabs, sand, and soil, this water sinks, swells, and flows — sometimes just a few feet under the surface, sometimes 30,000 feet below. Most often, climate change is associated with a decrease in groundwater, fueled by worsening drought and evaporative demand. Pavement is degrading faster.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Creating better businesses with B Corp Certification and beyond B Corp Certification presents a set of guiding principles that support organizations to minimize their impact on the environment and society. Hence, certified B Corps often experience bottom-line benefits helping the business thrive. What is B Corp?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Key amendments are needed to deliver a world leading environmental regime and an investible proposition for business, argues Nick Molho of the Aldersgate Group. The Bill, which is of critical importance to the environment, society, and business, has two key functions. Legally binding green targets have strong backing from business.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

In this Green Business Bureau article, we wanted to help you support a sustainable food supply model on a global level, starting at a smaller scale with your organization’s cafeteria. Additionally, conventional farming practices reduce the levels of carbon retained in the soil – an important medium for carbon sequestration.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We’re grateful to partner with this latest group of innovators and, with a portfolio that’s now 117 companies strong, work together to commercialize an abundance of solutions to reverse climate change — starting today. “These are technologies that are primed for deployment and growth.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

We are excited to share the power of Planet satellite imagery with Amazon SageMaker’s geospatial capabilities. Climate Resilience: Satellite imagery aids in identifying climate-stressed regions, facilitating adaptive strategies to combat climate change impacts.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

But our ability to protect our waters depends on us having the powers and resources to do that, and that hasn't always been the case. We need to remember though that the polluters are not just big water companies or careless businesses - they are us, the public, too.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Queen attributes the issues that north Minneapolis faces today — the vacant homes, the poor access to medicine and food, the proximity to industrial pollution — to a lack of Black ownership and the political power that accompanies wealth. Right now, over in North, you can't name 10 Black businesses — they ain't there," she said. "If

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 9, 2021

For Cohort 10, we’re looking for 15-20 startups from anywhere in the world focused on addressing key challenges in energy, mobility, agriculture, water, or the circular economy. Our program is built to support later-stage companies than other accelerators to enable greater commercial expansion and growth.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. We’d like to express our appreciation to the World Business Council for Sustainable Business and Net Impact for helping to cast a global net for this year’s nominees. I've always been an energy nerd and I just knew that was my place. The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized. Climate change is the most significant global threat we face today.

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Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 28, 2020

We’ve spent the past ten years working to accelerate solutions to climate change and deploy those solutions in the communities that need them the most. We are excited to enter the next decade with a focus on equitably scaling climate fixes at a global level.” — Dawn Lippert, CEO. What do we look for in a startup?

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. We’d like to express our appreciation to the World Business Council for Sustainable Business and Net Impact for helping to cast a global net for this year’s nominees. “I’ve always been an energy nerd and I just knew that was my place. Planet-healing fast food.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 6, 2020

Queen attributes the issues that north Minneapolis faces today — the vacant homes, the poor access to medicine and food, the proximity to industrial pollution — to a lack of Black ownership and the political power that accompanies wealth. “If you don’t own anything, you’re not changing nothing.”

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

On Tuesday, the United States government published the Fifth National Climate Assessment — an exhaustive summary of the leading research on climate change and how it affects life in every part of the country. That’s partly the result of more Americans feeling the effects of climate change in their daily lives.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

I’ve come to Stone House Farm from Brooklyn to learn more about how regenerative agriculture — the nature-based approach to farming generating all kinds of buzz around its climate mitigation potential — actually works. The marketplace is one of a number of new platforms born in anticipation of huge corporate demand for soil carbon credits.

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