Remove Array
article thumbnail

Methane Rising: Three questions investors in the food sector should ask their portfolio companies

EDF + Business

By Josh Torres and Andrew Howell, CFA Starbucks and Clover Sonoma said this week they would track and disclose methane emissions within their dairy supply chains, joining the Dairy Methane Action Alliance in the latest sign of accelerating action on food sector methane emissions.

Methane 128
article thumbnail

Why We Should All Be Concerned About the Environment

The Environmental Blog

Climate change refers to a broad array of environmental degradation that is predicted to result from increasing levels of atmospheric CO2, including global warming , alterations in precipitation, sea level changes, and more extreme weather events. What is climate change and why should we be concerned about it.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Using Recycled Paper Is Not Just About Saving Trees

Unsustainable

In addition, trees also absorb carbon dioxide while producing oxygen for all living things. In an undated article by the Department of Health (New York State), it was stated that “Methane and Carbon Dioxide make up 90 to 98% of landfill gas. gallons of oil, 26,500 litres of water and 17 trees”, “U.S

article thumbnail

How the net zero sceptics' medieval arguments are being overwhelmed by a very modern reality

Business Green

As Carbon Brief's Simon Evans has repeatedly pointed out, 95 per cent of the projected increase in average domestic energy bills seen over the past year are a direct result of soaring wholesale gas prices. More broadly, the soaring price of gas means the net cost of the net zero transition has become smaller still.

article thumbnail

Climate Related Excerpts from the Ninth Democratic Primary Debate

Green Market Oracle

BIDEN: It [climate change] is the existential threat humanity faces, global warming. I went out to tech -- you have a facility where you have one of the largest, largest solar panel arrays in the world. This is a crisis, and a lot of our plans are very similar to get to carbon neutral by 2045, 2050, something like that.

article thumbnail

Inflation Reduction Act: 10 ways it will turbocharge US climate action (and one way it won't)

Business Green

The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure. As Mark Carney noted this morning, this is part of a global trend. The US is set to get its first ever carbon equivalent tax - on methane.