Business Green

JULY 25, 2021

This week a campaign group of food industry founders, including Pipers Farm, Arthur Potts-Dawson and Doug McMaster are calling on the government to think carefully about its strategy for meat alternatives. Plant-based meats, meanwhile, have been shown in some studies to generate the same carbon emissions as chicken.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

As the market leader, we know that the industry has a clear responsibility to continue to do more to decrease its carbon impact, which is why Levy UK+I has committed to a 50 per cent reduction in beef consumption for 2022, with menus to use a minimum of 80 per cent British seasonal fruits and vegetables.

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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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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Alternative proteins, which have gained more mainstream attention in U.S. supermarkets and direct-to-consumer models during the COVID-19 pandemic, include both plant-based or food-technology (so-called "clean meat") alternatives to animal protein. we need to address the system," she said. "It It can't scale anymore.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

Moreover, investors should urgently allocate capital away from industrial meat production towards alternative protein producers, which it said would help to slash methane emissions from agriculture in line with global targets, while also helping develop the market for meat alternatives.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

Amid growing corporate interest, Hugh Jones of the Carbon Trust considers the history and future for product carbon footprinting. Late last year, Quorn, the world's biggest meat alternative brand, started putting 'farm to shop' carbon footprint data on packs of its top selling 30 products.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Because of the ‘closed loop' nature of its facilities, the business has no impact on the surrounding countryside - compared to the topsoil erosion or chemical run-off caused by traditional farms - and its solar powered facilities boast a low carbon footprint. More capital needed.

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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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Elemental Excelerator

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Carbon: Beginning of the Rise. Carbon tech companies in our pipeline nearly doubled this year to be over 7% of total companies – and we believe this will increase considerably moving forward. We asked our Directors of Innovation to weigh in. Circular Economy: Shifting Upstream. Food & Agriculture: The Alt Protein Scene.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 2, 2020

5 things to know about California’s gas car sales ban Cities should track emissions from the goods they import Missing ingredients: How to accelerate the meat alternatives revolution Features Riffing on transportation trends (11:30) What’s the buzz in the work of fleet management?

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 2, 2020

5 things to know about California’s gas car sales ban Cities should track emissions from the goods they import Missing ingredients: How to accelerate the meat alternatives revolution Features Riffing on transportation trends (11:30) What’s the buzz in the work of fleet management?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In many major economies, plant-based options and meat-alternatives are growing in popularity, leading to rising sales of veggie food and milk in supermarkets and restaurants. Fortunately the opportunities for change are growing rapidly.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2022

New report reveals how retailers are committed to increasing their volume of sales of meat and dairy alternatives. As such, alternative proteins could soon play an increasingly visible role in the sector's decarbonisation efforts.

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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

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

"Through our partnership with Whitbread, we can share great-tasting, meat-free options with consumers, encouraging them to make healthy, more sustainable choices when eating out of home," she said.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 9, 2020

Even better for eco-minded consumers is the Impossible Pork’s smaller carbon footprint. It reduces not only the deforestation associated with animal agriculture but also minimizes carbon emissions and water usage. The Impossible Pork is gluten-free with reduced fat and no cholesterol.

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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

MAY 21, 2020

While she believes delivering net zero farming by 2040 would be a "phenomenal achievement", she also sees it as a feasible goal that would hugely benefit the industry, as well as the UK as a whole, due in part to farming's potential to provide climate resilience and carbon capture services. Meat alternatives and plant-based proteins.

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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 Seafood stand-ins not only promise a low carbon footprint, they seek to serve people with dietary restrictions.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Huang’s speech points to an industry nervous about its role in a carbon-constrained future. Studies show these activities represent the majority of the sector’s emissions, yet many meat companies exclude them when calculating their carbon footprint. Not all meat companies avoid talking about their Scope 3 emissions, however.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Soil removes about 25 percent of the world’s fossil fuel emissions each year through carbon sequestering, a natural way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Alternatively, farmers can use a method called the Haney test to evaluate soil health indicators such as soil respiration and water-soluble organic carbon.

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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. While most people are aware of the role forests play in soaking up carbon dioxide, fewer know that oceans do the same.

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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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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 27, 2020

Soil removes about 25 percent of the world’s fossil fuel emissions each year through carbon sequestering, a natural way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Alternatively, farmers can use a method called the Haney test to evaluate soil health indicators such as soil respiration and water-soluble organic carbon.

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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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