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

EDF + Business

A whopping 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide in the near term, nitrous oxide emissions account for 46% of GHG emissions from agricultural soils, largely from soil and nutrient management such as tillage and fertilizer application.

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'Climate action is finally coming home on African soil': COP27 closes with historic deal on climate Loss and Damage

Business Green

To quote the Three Lions England football song, after 30 years of hurt, climate action is finally coming home on African soil here in Egypt," he said. "At This COP caused deep frustrations but it wasn't for nothing," she said. "It The meeting was also set apart from previous COPs due to minimal activist presence around the Summit.

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

DeSmogBlog

All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity. These big ag entities often link regenerative agriculture to carbon storage in the soil. Nature-based Solutions Often associated with: trees, offsets, soil sequestration, conservation, nature-positive.

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If we lose biodiversity, we will not address climate change or hunger, warns report

Envirotec Magazine

Biodiversity supports food production through soil formation, land productivity, pest and disease control, replenishing ground water and pollination services. Biological features such as mangrove forests and coral reefs are barriers that reduce the risk of natural disasters.

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The Best Option for Airlines to Shrink Their Carbon Footprint

GreenTechMedia

While offsets are often seen as a cop-out for industries that don’t want to tackle their own pollution, airlines are clearly uniquely limited in their climate pollution mitigation options. It’s estimated that over the last few centuries, at least 50 percent of the Earth’s soil carbon has been released into the atmosphere.

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Swedish EV maker declares intent to develop “a truly climate neutral car by 2030”

Envirotec Magazine

Questions around the long-term carbon-storage capacity of forests and soils remain, as a forest might be logged, devastated by fire or altered by climate change. Offsetting is a cop-out,” said Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO. “By The firm appears to align with those who have warned that offsetting is not sustainable in the long run.

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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. .” “By harnessing the power of nature alongside our traditional flood defences, we can not only help keep communities safer, but also create wildlife havens and tackle the climate emergency.”