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Could just three policy levers trigger a global cascade of climate action?

Business Green

Yet it is also true that everywhere you look, from national policy right the way down to individual everyday behaviours, there are scores of relatively simple tweaks and changes that, if all totted up together, could amount to a significant and permanent dent in global emissions. There is some recent historical precedent to back this up.

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'Urgent priority': Can 2021 usher in a sustainable food system transformation?

Business Green

Moreover, soaring demand for the likes of palm oil, soy, and meat continues to drive clearances of forests and natural ecosystems for plantations and livestock is also pushing more CO2 into the atmosphere. Lab-grown meat, too, is attracting increasing interest, and is expected to start appearing on consumer plates in the coming years.

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Growth expected in plant-based protein space despite Beyond Meat's January blip

Business Green

Still, estimates are wide and varied on the level of growth of the alternative protein market, with some anticipating it to reach 22 per cent by 2035 and others as high as 62 per cent by 2050, according to Ingrid Kukuljan, head of impact investing at Federated Hermes. "It Meat is risky business for companies.

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Can animal-based agriculture ever be truly sustainable?

Business Green

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 week, the EDF published an in-depth guide to help firms invest in enhancing the sustainability of their agricultural supply chains.

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A View of Climate Tech Trends through Elemental’s Portfolio Applicants

Elemental Excelerator

Between policy drivers, consumer demand and falling costs, there’s less risk around funding new climate technologies. What do year-over-year trends within our key investment sectors tell us about the future of climate tech? In other words, earlier-stage companies are starting to raise more money with less commercial traction.

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SDG14: How to develop a cleaner ocean strategy

Business Green

The transboundary nature of the seas can make effective government action difficult, as policy initiatives inevitably get bogged down in interminable negotiations and geopolitical power-plays. As such businesses have a key role to play in driving change so as to enhance and protect the marine environment.

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Investors are betting billions on carbontech. Will it pay off?

Grist

They found that more than 250 firms have raised $2 billion in combined investments to capture and use carbon, or permanently store it underground. Extavour said that total investment is likely higher, because of the survey’s limited regional focus. XPrize unveiled the list in late September, during the U.N. Last year, the U.N.