The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

With a growing global population and increasing demand for protein, this practice has become a vital part of the world’s food production. This paradigm shift is primarily driven by a desire to cater to the increasing global demand for poultry products while ensuring environmental sustainability.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Ecommerce tech giants Shopify and Stripe have announced the latest round of investment as part of the Frontier negative emissions technology initiative, securing $11m worth of carbon removal credits through six new deals. The company said the latest deals take the number of carbon removal firms backed by Shopify to 28.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Carbon Markets are Ripe for a Reset — Our Investment in Funga Photo Credit: Filip Zrnzević The carbon sequestration market has been heating up lately (no pun intended). This is fueling the growth of the carbon markets. degrees celsius. 2 gitatons. We also backed Funga because of their impressive team.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 19, 2024

This data is powerful because it measures phenomena — Soil Water Content, Land Surface Temperature, Crop Biomass, and Forest Carbon — translating raw observations into quantifiable metrics. Above ground forest carbon near the Tapajós River in Brazil.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

Recent works completed in South Croydon used the proprietary soil enhancement system developed by Soil Science. But new technologies and new ways of conceptualising the problems are starting to appear, as specialist contractor Soil Science explains. It’s incredibly easy to create waste in the construction industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2024

Researchers will develop new ways to monitor carbon emissions from vast swathes of peatland after winning almost half a million pounds to develop new sensors that can be used in remote areas. Peatlands store around one-third of the world’s soil carbon, playing a vital role in reducing carbon emissions and combatting climate change.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

DarkBlack Carbon was only officially founded four months ago, but believes it is already primed to be a market leader for biochar in the UK "It's got everything, hasn't it?" says Liz Casely, co-founder of UK start-up DarkBlack Carbon. It is a catalyst for helping to restore natural balances," explains Casely.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

New product aims to meet one quarter of the UK demand by using waste streams from the paper industry. Currently working with 300 poultry farms and with a target of meeting one quarter of the UK demand, the product has been developed by Veolia’s organics team.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

These properties are resulting in substantial cost savings related to decreased need of cleaning and hence a significant reduction in carbon emissions associated with cleaning processes. Also, in regions prone to heavy soiling, the efficiency enhancement will lead to higher electricity output. and up to 50% in some parts of the world.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Traditionally, offset markets have been focused on credits for atmospheric carbon sequestration or restoration projects. Similar to carbon credits, these reef credits are sold by farmers or project developers to organizations and companies looking to offset their environmental footprints. Jesse Klein. Mon, 12/07/2020 - 01:45.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

Thomas Borch, professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences with joint appointments in chemistry and civil engineering, is leading the awarded CSU research team and also serves on the leadership team of the national alliance. Reducing demand for water. The CSU team has received a $1.9

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GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

Consumer demand is fueling investment in CEA," Ceaser explained by email. To put it in context, it’s only two years since General Mills committed to transitioning 1 million acres to regenerative agriculture , which at the time felt like a step change in the spread of no-till, cover crops and other methods for restoring soil fertility.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Deal between Carbo Culture and carbon credit specialist will enable companies to invest in biochar in order to offset their emissions. The partnership will allow South Pole's clients to purchase carbon credits that support the production of biochar, a carbon-rich charcoal that can sequester carbon for more than 1,000 years.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2020

As well as supporting nature and helping to alleviate flood risk, peatlands are huge natural carbon stores, but data from Natural England suggests up to 260,000 tonnes of CO2 are being released every year from rotational burning on peatlands.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Carbon credit specialist South Pole has announced plans to work with Carbo Culture - a Finish company that specialises in turning biomass waste into biocarbon - in a move designed to bolster its portfolio of corporate climate action solutions. tonnes of carbon dioxide in solid form, South Pole said.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

into climate solutions and will spearhead the development of 15 transformative technologies crucial for heating and cooling our homes, reimagining critical resource extraction, advancing carbon removal and transforming our food system. The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 gigatons of CO2 annually by 2030.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

Oxfam warns many net zero goals rely too heavily on forestation to offset carbon emissions, providing a potential threat to agricultural land. Too many companies and governments are hiding behind the smokescreen of net zero to continue dirty business-as-usual activities," he said. "A

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Sustainable agriculture includes a variety of practices, such as using more environmentally friendly fertilizers and pesticides, conserving water, and reducing soil erosion. Sustainable agriculture can help to preserve our natural resources, like water and soil. Sustainable agriculture is not a new concept. by the year 2050.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Pharmaceuticals giant teams up with Future Biogas to help develop 125GWh biomethane plant fitted with carbon capture technology. Through such collaborations, we're making progress on our ambition to become carbon zero across our operations by end of 2025 and carbon negative across our value chain by 2030.".

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

This repositioning includes rebranding itself as a “carbon management industry.”. This strategic pivot was on display at the Glasgow climate summit and at a Congressional hearing in October 2021, where CEOs of four major oil companies talked about a “lower-carbon future.” uses the captured carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

There are high hopes the rock could play a major role in the industrial-scale carbon removal scientists have warned is required to slow spiralling global temperatures. But now an industry is growing around the promise of fast-tracking this natural carbon sequestration process to help tackle climate change.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Almost one-third of the money that Nestlé intends to invest will be dedicated to cultivating regenerative agricultural practices that improve soil health and reduce dependence on synthetic fertilizer across 500,000-plus farms from which Nestlé sources ingredients. Our actions will boost demand," Schneider said during the briefing.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2022

The tech giant has lifted the lid on its efforts to soak up more carbon than it emits. While other organizations are focused primarily on getting to carbon neutral for current emissions, Microsoft plans to offset its entire historical emissions going back to when the company was founded in 1975.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Fully realizing the potential of superhot rock can produce enough electricity to meet the total yearly electricity demand of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With over 15,000 TWh to spare, superhot rock energy can support a growing energy demand and catalyze new export-based economies of zero-carbon fuel production.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Host Brian Walsh is joined by Amy Cortese to talk about the growing corporate demand for soil carbon. The post Impact Brief: Week of February 19 appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

The group added that the targets could be met through the development of a "climate smart" supply chain, including the adoption of science-based land management practices to maintain healthier soils, enable additional carbon sequestration, promote efficient water use, and increase biodiversity.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

Moreover, poor methods of managing waste lead to an increase in soil and water contamination and air pollution. Reusing items can save help the environment in the following ways: Reduces the Demand For Raw Materials. Consequently, reducing the demand for raw materials can save environmental resources from the danger of depletion.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

Annual survey of International Emissions Trading Association highlights growing optimism for carbon markets worldwide in 2020s. The outlook contrasts with the more "bearish" sentiments expressed by respondents to last year's survey, IETA said, indicating growing optimism amongst carbon market participants in the wake of the pandemic.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

There are also increasing concerns about the effects of agriculture on soil health, with detrimental effects including erosion, pollution (nutrients and pesticides), compaction, desertification and salinisation. With no soil or pesticide contamination, water efficiency is further enhanced by the absence of a requirement for washing.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Today cleantech investment leaders E8 and partners launched the Good Carbon Gifts guide, an online listing of products that capture and store carbon that also make great gifts. Whether capturing carbon back from the air, or carbon rich and sequestering gifts for your garden, this is not science fiction.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Today cleantech investment leaders E8 and partners launched the Good Carbon Gifts guide, an online listing of products that capture and store carbon that also make great gifts. Whether capturing carbon back from the air, or carbon rich and sequestering gifts for your garden, this is not science fiction.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Today cleantech investment leaders E8 and partners launched the Good Carbon Gifts guide, an online listing of products that capture and store carbon that also make great gifts. Whether capturing carbon back from the air, or carbon rich and sequestering gifts for your garden, this is not science fiction.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Relevant solutions in the water category could include soil additives for water retention, hyper-local weather forecasting, or probes for taking readings from the field, it said.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Regenerative Agriculture Often accompanied with: carbon storage, no till, crop rotation With host country the UAE spearheading a new “Regenerative Landscapes” project in close partnership with the likes of Pepsico, Nestlé and fertilizer giant Yara, the term “ regenerative agriculture ” is likely to be a hot topic at COP28.

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Business Green

JUNE 17, 2021

The supermarket announced this morning it planned to ban all peat compost from its shelves from 2022 in response to customer demand for peat-free options, noting that sales of compost had skyrocketed during the pandemic. Peatland covers just three per cent of the world's surface, but hold nearly 30 per cent of all soil carbon.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Competing demand for UK land from livestock farming, housebuilding, energy crops, tree cover, and nature protection is expected to intensify in the coming years as businesses and policymakers grapple with inter-related challenges such as climate change, nature loss, and food security.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

This in turn has repercussions related to habitat for endangered species, biodiversity, carbon sequestration and climate change. Once soil moisture is exhausted, tree species such as such as willows, cottonwoods and oaks typically use groundwater from deeper depths. The study is part of a $2.5

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