Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Moreover, soaring demand for the likes of palm oil, soy, and meat continues to drive clearances of forests and natural ecosystems for plantations and livestock is also pushing more CO2 into the atmosphere. Fortunately the opportunities for change are growing rapidly.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2021

However, with much of the hard won gains being brought about by structural changes, like shifting electricity production away from coal and the acceleration of less carbon-intensive industrial manufacturing processes, it's time for wider industry actors to step in and continue the charge. Brands that get this right will thrive.

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Grist

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Technologies that capture, reuse, or lock away carbon dioxide have long seemed more like science fiction than viable ventures: Buildings that trap waste gases in their concrete bricks. Meatless burgers and fruits and vegetables enriched with captured carbon. “That question is fading, because there are more tangible examples.”

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

For example, when a forest—which naturally absorbs and stores carbon dioxide as trees grow—is logged and converted to grazing or agricultural land, GHGs are released as trees decompose. Notable exceptions included carbonated beverages, crunchy chicken breast, certain types of milk, and bottled water. drives 30 miles per day).

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2022

Climate impact of beef worldwide is far higher than that of microbial-meat alternatives, according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2020

As burger wars wage in Brussels over whether plant-based products can deploy terminology traditionally used for meat and dairy, some of the world's most prolific meat producers have been gobbling up small plant-based start-ups in order to launch their own low carbon meat lines.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

That burgeoning market trend was further underscored by yesterday's announcement that Nestlé is partnering with hospitality giant Whitbread to rollout plant-based 'Garden Gourmet' meat products such as sausages and burgers to 1,200 hotels and pubs nationwide.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

Overall, businesses creating all sorts of meat alternatives raised $3.1 Alternative meat, dairy and egg products make up more than half of that, at $2.1 Yet GFI has positioned the market for fake fish to become bigger, or at least more diverse, than those for beef and poultry alternatives.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Huang’s speech points to an industry nervous about its role in a carbon-constrained future. Today’s meat industry is dominated by a few multinational giants, including JBS , Tyson Foods , Vion , and Danish Crown , with access to markets across the world. Not all meat companies avoid talking about their Scope 3 emissions, however.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2023

As many commentators have noted, there is no silver bullet for tackling carbon emissions. So it stands to reason that, focusing decarbonisation efforts on just a handful of these carbon intensive sectors could make an outsized impact to the global transition to net zero.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

From nurturing ocean carbon sinks to encouraging marine clean tech, there are steps all businesses can take to accelerate progress towards SDG14. For their part, officials have often been more than happy to accede to industry representatives demands for higher quotas, according to Professor Callum Roberts from York University. "In

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

Over the past decade, the world has woken up to the urgency of the climate crisis and consumers, governments, and investors are demanding that carbon intensive industries take action. This creates something of a perilous situation for companies that source and sell agricultural products, particularly beef, dairy, pork, and poultry.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

"The idea of plant-based foods or alternative proteins is not because it is solely a better food, a more marketable food or just a trend," Marchand explained. "It It is just a matter of fact that the carbon footprint of plant-based food is you know, considerably lower than that of additional proteins.".

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2020

Carbon offsets should be a condition for any such bailouts," Whitehouse tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. TCM has provided advisory services to OGCI Climate Investments on the assessment of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies since 2019. Airlines that want public support should live public values.".

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