The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Today’s poultry farming has begun to shift from traditional, potentially damaging practices to more sustainable ones. 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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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here’s why Clean Energy Trust is excited about our investment in Continuum Ag , an Iowa-based startup run by farmers, for farmers, to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve sustainability, increase profits, and sequester carbon in the soil. especially when it comes to sustainable farming.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

When it comes to sustainable agriculture, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. In this article, we’ll take a look at the state of sustainable agriculture around the world. We’ll explore the challenges and successes of farmers who are working to create a more sustainable future for us all.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

Soil scientist Neil Fuller launches the Sustainable Landscapes Wolds Programme with East Yorkshire farmers. A five-year collaboration is underway between Yorkshire Water and a group of innovative farmers, who are making a bid to improve water and soil quality on the Yorkshire Wolds.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future. Beyond 2030, BCG aspires to be "climate positive" — by removing more carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere on an ongoing basis than it actually emits through its own activities. Heather Clancy. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:02.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The post The Brief: Soil-carbon markets, edtech startups, reduce and recycle, expanding EV charging, Goldman’s sustainability bond, pay for success appeared first on Impact Alpha. Agents of Impact Call No. 27: Opportunities at the intersection of gender and climate. GenderSmart’s Suzanne Biegel joins ImpactAlpha’s.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

It is published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is described as an integrative approach that goes further than sustainable farming methods. CSA enhances soil health and builds climate resilience, while aiming to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. “We What is biochar?

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Business Green

JULY 14, 2022

As the Energy Transitions Commission today argued the carbon capture and utilisation industry has a "vital but limited" role to play in the development of a net zero emission economy, both as a means of capturing industrial emissions and drawing CO2 down from the atmosphere. These concerns are justified.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Resource management company Veolia says it is extending sustainability for the farming industry with the introduction of a new poultry bedding solution for farmers. By recycling an underused source of material this further helps to reduce waste, increases sustainability for the industry, and also has the potential for cutting carbon.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Episode 257: Happy Birthday, Bill McDonough; career advice for sustainability pros. Navigating a successful sustainability career (24:55). GreenBiz Vice President and Senior Analyst John Davies chats with the authors of a new report from management consulting firm Korn Ferry, " The Rise of the Chief Sustainability Officer."

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By Marc McElhinney For today’s modern farmer, sustainability is at the heart of agricultural best practice. But balancing a reduction in carbon emissions with the need for profit isn’t always easy. The AD process also produces an organic biofertiliser and soil conditioner, called digestate. What’s in it for farmers?

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Planet Pulse

MAY 17, 2021

Can carbon farming provide a sustainable way to make agriculture truly green? At the same time, there is growing pressure on agriculture to adopt more sustainable farming practices. Examples of carbon farming methods include minimal or no plowing of fields, rotating crops, and planting cover crops.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 26, 2024

The spotlight on environmental sustainability has intensified in recent years, pushing industries to seek more eco-friendly solutions. The company employs cutting-edge energy-efficient technologies in its hydraulic equipment to demonstrate how sustainability can be embedded into the fabric of industrial operations.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

This confirms our long-held view that in order for AD projects to be fully sustainable, both economically and environmentally, the entire process must be considered and optimised. Many studies into the value of AD only look at the value of the energy or biomethane produced by the plant.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Mineral-associated organic matter, on the other hand, consists mostly of microscopic coatings on soil particles. See the original post here: Soil carbon is a valuable resource but not all soil carbon is created equal. There’s particulate organic matter, which is the stuff you generally can see.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Creating a sustainable home doesn’t necessarily mean you have to purchase the latest green gadgets and install solar panels on your roof. Responsible maintenance and budget-friendly renovations can go a long way towards minimizing your home’s carbon footprint. Regular Home Maintenance and Repairs. Regular Home Maintenance and Repairs.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This article provides a summary of how golf course managers can be more sustainable. Perfectly manicured and unnaturally green golf courses maintained by excessive watering and chemical treatments are not sustainable. Top 5 Sustainable Golf Course Management Initiatives.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This article provides a summary of how golf course managers can be more sustainable. Perfectly manicured and unnaturally green golf courses maintained by excessive watering and chemical treatments are not sustainable. Top 5 Sustainable Golf Course Management Initiatives.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

A special issue of the journal PLOS Biology explores plant engineering as a tool to improve the climate resilience and carbon capture potential of crops Climate change is affecting the types of plant varieties we can cultivate, as well as how and where we can do so. How can we sustainably feed our growing population as the climate changes?

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

C, a variety of different sustainable agriculture solutions will be on display at the Urban Farm. A Healthier Earth will have a central plot to demonstrate biochar’s role in both carbon capture and soil improvement, including its ability to tackle food and water security in desert environments.

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TechCrunch: Climate

AUGUST 17, 2023

Agriculture could store 2 billion to 4 billion metric tons of CO2 annually, but first we have to know which farms have the most potential.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

million cubic meters* of peat used in horticulture with sustainable alternatives is a huge challenge, but one which has been boosted by £320,000 of grant funding secured from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Innovative trial will use household food and green waste Replacing the estimated 1.7 or visit www.sizzle.org.uk.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

Sustainability is the driving force for modern-day industries. Although most would think that sustainability and chemicals make an odd combination, companies involved in producing specialty chemicals are showing them otherwise. Their production is often linked to high carbon emissions , water pollution, and plastic waste problems.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 12, 2023

Planet plans to leverage Salo’s technologies to further develop our Planetary Variables offerings and help customers globally quantify and verify carbon stocks, monitor forest change, and mitigate climate risks. Salo Sciences’ global data on forest carbon stocks reveals tree-level insights.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Holistically changing our agriculture system to become more sustainable comes later. . "We We really don’t have a great understanding of what happens when farmers make these transitions to regenerative systems," said Steven Rosenzweig, senior soil scientist at General Mills. They also doubled the number of crop species to 32.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

and provide a low-carbon alternative to traditional fuel sources (coal and oil). Not only does this incredibly productive landscape provide this alternative, but research reveals that this agricultural land has immense potential to mitigate emissions through sustainable management and carbon monitoring practices. .

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

In our world that never stops evolving, the call for sustainable strategies becomes paramount to safeguard our natural world for those who come after us. Gaining traction as an environmentally conscious alternative, these lights promise a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Here’s where plant lights can revolutionize things.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

dairy brand that committed to going carbon-negative by 2025 ? When experts at CDP, a nonprofit that tracks sustainability commitments, surveyed 479 food and ag companies , only 75 reported having emissions commitments in line with the Paris Agreement. The twist: No one disputes that these efforts will be good for soil health.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

Factors including a European shortage of available seeds and tree-stock, changing climate, changing soil conditions and low seedling survival rates are negatively impacting reforestation efforts at historical estates like Blenheim.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The carbon removal company Spiritus estimated that her journey of roughly 5,500 miles produced about 40 tons of carbon dioxide — about what is generated by charging nearly 5 million cell phones. Its approach involves drawing carbon directly from the air and burying it, but others sink it in the ocean.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The initiative, like others emerging in the past several years from Cargill , General Mills, Danone and other big companies in the food system, is aimed at promoting natural carbon sequestration practices — and it is piloting ways farmers can be rewarded for embracing them. division of Tate & Lyle, the 160-year-old U.K.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

6 differences between forestry and soil carbon offsets Jesse Klein Wed, 11/04/2020 – 01:00 Carbon offsets are a big, confusing topic. Carbon credit projects vary widely, from urban forestry projects to air carbon capture to regenerative agriculture. ” Soil credits are much newer.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2020

Fraction of budget spent on soils in England despite importance for combatting floods and boosting food security, Sustainable Soils Alliance warns. The Sustainable Soils Alliance (SSA) said it found just 0.41 The news comes amid growing concern about the health of soils both in the UK and worldwide.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The UK's first carbon neutral potatoes will be sold in supermarkets across the UK from next week, Welsh food producer Puffin Produce announced yesterday. We have to act now - so we're on a mission to become carbon neutral and farm in a way that protects and regenerates our land, plants and wildlife. This isn't easy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This has put sustainability departments of large companies in the position of having to build the plane while flying it. . "We We feel like we need to start taking action today and start taking steps," Heather Tansey, sustainability director at Cargill, said during a GreenBiz 21 session this week on nature and regeneration.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

Sustainable Greenhouses and Nurseries: Green Everywhere Possible. Practicing good stewardship and sustainability is an integral part of making your business green both ecologically and financially. . Why Greenhouses & Nurseries should become sustainable. Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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