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Looking Ahead to COP: Climate Week Takeaways for Food & Agriculture

EDF + Business

High profile international commitments like the Global Methane Pledge and the Global Methane Hub have raised the profile of methane as a powerful climate pollutant among policymakers and investors. Nitrous oxide is another potent greenhouse gas presenting opportunities for impact for the food & agriculture sector.

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A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28

DeSmogBlog

In recent years, the biggest agricultural polluters and food corporations have embraced this term, which refers to a wide range of farming techniques that improve the environment. All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity.

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The Best Option for Airlines to Shrink Their Carbon Footprint

GreenTechMedia

And despite impressive improvements in the efficiency of new aircraft and the progress in certifying new types of renewable jet fuels (five thus far), the aviation sector burns 10 billion more gallons of polluting conventional jet fuel per year than it did a decade ago. In fact, we’re already seeing this play out.

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State of the nation

Envirotec Magazine

” In early December governments from around the world were assembling for COP 15 to agree on how to halt and reverse nature loss. hectares of hard surfaces (such as roads, paths, roofs) from the drainage network flowing into the River Wandle which is helping to reduce surface water flooding and reduce pollution. What is it?

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Fossil Fuel-Linked Companies Dominate Sponsorship of COP27

DeSmogBlog

We need to kick big polluters out.”. IBM, also a sponsor, works with pesticide and fertiliser companies to promote “carbon farming” – a carbon offsetting technique that generates carbon credits for storing carbon in soils. Many climate groups believe such practices will provide an excuse for big companies to continue polluting.

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At COP28, Family Farmers Who Feed the World Went Unheard

DeSmogBlog

They are coastal farmers in Senegal whose soil is being salinated by rising sea levels; they are maize and rice farmers in Nigeria facing extended dry spells and unpredictable rainfall; and they are fishers and pastoral farmers watching Lake Chad disappear before their eyes.

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Voluntary carbon markets can boost sustainable development in host countries, report argues

Business Green

Carbon markets are set to be one of the key issues at the upcoming COP climate talks, with negotiators tasked with finalising the rules for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which aims to create a framework for countries and companies to meet their climate goals by trading carbon credits.

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