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NetZeroPlus: Government funding boost for plans to deliver tree-planting to an area the size of Devon

Business Green

Government confirms £30m of new investment in a range of projects designed to enhance natural carbon sinks. Alongside the NetZeroPlus project the government and the UK Research and Innovation agency today announced new funding for projects exploring how to use peat, rock chips, and charcoal to expand natural carbon sinks.

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MPs table fresh legislation to 'close gaps' in UK Climate Change Act

Business Green

by the end of the century, the proposed legislation also aims to address the biodiversity crisis, by placing a stronger legal requirement for the government to protect and restore forests, soils, and ecosystems so as to deliver a natural means of absorbing CO2. Based on the Paris Agreement goal to limit global warming to 1.5C

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Meet the startup producing oil to fight climate change

Grist

The company would take those almond shells and other types of biomass, convert them into a carbon-rich oil, and inject the oil deep underground. Strange as it may sound, demand for this service — a form of what’s called “ carbon removal ” — was just beginning to grow. That’s where carbon removal comes in.

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Protecting Wetlands: Body releases science-based targets to safeguard species-rich habitats

Business Green

On average 200 new species are discovered in freshwater wetlands each year and these precious habitats store almost a third of global soil carbon. As such, the campaign group is proposing a package of science-based targets designed to protect and enhance wetland habitats and the carbon sinks they provide.

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No stone unturned: How getting to net zero touches every sector of the economy

Business Green

The UK waste sector can be an enabler of wider economic decarbonisation while delivering the government's 'levelling up' agenda, writes Viridor's Tim Rotheray. That was the stark message of the Climate Change Committee in its sixth carbon budget. The government is determined to demonstrate 'global Britain' is more than a soundbite.

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The Cost of Doing Business in the Heat

Sustainability Consulting

A myriad of small businesses like restaurants and food trucks are also negatively affected. Flooding of homes, businesses, and infrastructure like airports, ports, and subways, during heavy rainstorms would have a negative effect on companies’ abilities to operate. Lobby governments on behalf of climate change. Plant trees.

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The Lancet: Few countries prepared to tackle worsening climate-related health risks

Business Green

Other findings suggest that nearly 570 million people could face risks of increased flooding, bigger storms, and soil and water salinification that could result in them being permanently forced to leave their homes. Governments are spending trillions of dollars on the recovery from the Covid pandemic.

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