DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. Scientists say that unless swift action is taken, methane from agriculture alone will take us beyond a 1.5C

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

The ever-increasing global population and the rise in environmental consciousness have created a demand for sustainable business practices. Methane digesters: In the agriculture and food industry, waste is generated daily from the production of food to its processing, distribution, and consumption.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

Moreover, poor methods of managing waste lead to an increase in soil and water contamination and air pollution. Reusing items can save help the environment in the following ways: Reduces the Demand For Raw Materials. Consequently, reducing the demand for raw materials can save environmental resources from the danger of depletion.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Cows produce methane, a greenhouse gas that absorbs more atmospheric heat than carbon and is currently responsible for 25 percent of all global warming today. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 4, 2023

Piles of decomposing cow manure emit methane and nitrous oxide, in addition to polluting water and contaminating soil. While the demand is primarily in Europe and Asia currently, Lignium Energy’s team says that the United States is expected to meaningfully shift from relying on coal to utilizing biomass. “We

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2022

Forage-based diets that limit cows' methane-rich burps and better soil management to boost grass growth are all part of a new plan by Ben & Jerry's to cut greenhouse gas emissions to half the industry average by 2024.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

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 In the end they were pulled back from the precipice by the concerted effort of developing countries standing firm and by climate activists' demands for the blockers to step up.".

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Methane, a greenhouse gas which is belched out in high volumes by cattle, has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to cut global heating. It underplays climate impacts, stating that “research has shown that cows do not produce as much methane gas as was once believed”.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It enriches the soil, reduces landfill waste, and cuts down on methane, a potent greenhouse gas. It’s a full circle moment seeing food scraps turn into rich, nutritious soil. Going digital reduces the demand for paper, saving trees and the energy used in paper production. Opt for e-bills and online subscriptions.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

The group added that the targets could be met through the development of a "climate smart" supply chain, including the adoption of science-based land management practices to maintain healthier soils, enable additional carbon sequestration, promote efficient water use, and increase biodiversity.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The investment will also support HiiROC's technical development, which aims to see its technology adapted for application in more areas, such as low carbon synthetic fuels and mitigating gas flaring/venting to help meet the global methane emission reduction goals announced at the COP26 Climate Summit earlier this month.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 7, 2022

Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas—like methane—that traps radiation from the sun inside the Earth. Extreme heat conditions demand more air conditioning systems, leading to excessive carbon pollution and rotational blackouts due to a lack of energy supply. Once it’s trapped, the temperature on the planet will begin to rise.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Food is the number one component taking up space in US landfills and it produces methane, a more potent greenhouse gas. Composting converts organic waste into soil carbon, averting landfill methane emissions in the process. How to Prevent Food Waste in the Workplace.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In response to the increased demands of processing the compostable materials, Republic Services spent the past three years building the Otay Compost Facility and hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier in October. However, the efforts aim to offer significant benefits to the environment.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

methane) from animal and land management and land-use change, which make the biggest warming contributions in the agricultural sector.”. These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In the immediate term, businesses will have to cope with these supply chain woes, while also meeting increased consumer demands. Mitigation efforts could include stopping deforestation , decarbonizing operations , and slashing methane emissions. Experts are warning that full recovery could take years.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2022

The Bill, which must receive royal assent before formally becoming legislation, sets out an overall net zero target of 2050 for Northern Ireland, as well as a 46 per cent methane emissions reduction target which will have implications for the devolved nation's agricultural industry.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Gasification Gasification involves subjecting biomass to high temperatures in an environment with controlled oxygen, which converts the material into a mixture of gases including hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane, collectively known as syngas.

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Econaur

APRIL 3, 2020

It will quickly absorb moisture from air and soil and again get into non-composted organic form. Which will now rotten in the open soil. The process only demands small area in your garden or parking or terrace and a manpower for a size of 100 homes or equivalent waste processing setup. Such dried powder is very hygroscopic.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

But the result, critics say, has been a proliferation of intensive farming practices that damage soils, nature, and the climate by ironing out as much unpredictability as possible from the natural world through pesticides, hulking machinery, and crop homogeneity. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

These indicators, including but not limited to carbon dioxide, methane, ocean acidification, tropical forest loss, population, GDP, water use, and transportation, have reached the point past natural variation, showing indisputably that the Earth is in a different state than before. .

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The project, which will cover more than 30 states, will use innovative finance mechanisms to accelerate climate-smart practice uptake by farmers and leverage private sector demand to strengthen markets for climate-smart commodities.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

Strange as it may sound, demand for this service — a form of what’s called “ carbon removal ” — was just beginning to grow. The term refers to actively pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing it in soils, plants, rocks, and within the Earth’s crust. They can pay to destroy methane leaking from a landfill.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. With this environmental awareness came a new type of consumer – the green consumer.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Rearing livestock is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, in part because it contributes to deforestation as land is cleared either to rear animals or to grow crops to provide animal feed and in part through methane emissions from cattle. And that's where the seaweed comes in.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2021

Population growth means the world will need to produce 45 per cent more food in 2050 than it produced in 2017, even if people eat less meat and dairy and demand for biofuels for transport and industry is limited, the report states. million tonnes of emissions with bioenergy from straw and soil carbon gains.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Additional emissions result from tilling soils and applying fertilizers for agricultural production. Sequestration approaches such as agroforestry and low- or no-till agriculture also have significant co-benefits such as soil and water conservation. Several combinations of mitigation strategies even increased animal production.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 25, 2019

Reduce growth in demand (replace food loss and waste; shift diets; achieve replacement level fertility rates; phase out crop based biofuels). Commendably, the report is not content at that point to just ring alarm bells, as with Thunberg’s “Our house is on fire” speech at the World Economic Forum this January in Davos.

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Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 28, 2021

Nearly a quarter of that is beef, with environmental impacts ranging from methane emissions (aka cow burps) to land-use changes to water stresses. With global demand for beef climbing and emissions from food production on track to rise 60% by 2050 , it’s clear that something in the livestock production system needs to change.

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

The US is set to get its first ever carbon equivalent tax - on methane. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with a global warming potential many times higher than that of CO2. The IRA introduces a charge on methane emissions starting at $900 per metric tonne, before rising to $1,500 per tonne after two years.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Waste and waste by-products can easily make their way into the air, soil, and water sources. This is because composting facilities optimize the organic breakdown of food to reduce the amount of methane emitted. How can you reduce waste and prevent pollution? You need to identify instances where this is happening. Hazardous waste.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

Russia is waging a war on European soil, with global implications for energy and food supplies. In the short term, Europe's pivot means much more energy efficiency - the International Energy Agency estimates that the European Union can save 15 to 20 per cent of energy demand with efficiency measures. There are issues to solve.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. With this environmental awareness came a new type of consumer – the green consumer.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The S&P Global Clean Energy index dropped 30% YTD weighed down by higher interest rates and supply / demand imbalances. Key market supply and demand indicators ended the year down. Proterra, the dominant electric bus maker, was just one high profile example. 👻 Spooky season for clean energy stocks.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

In step with rising global demand, meat production has more than quadrupled in the past sixty years. Regenerative agriculture seeks to restore natural habitats and reverse climate change by restoring soil health and improving its ability to store carbon. We all have to demand more than just words. We need action as well.".

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Another pledge by more than 100 countries to cut methane by 30 per cent by 2030, essential for reducing this potent and prevalent greenhouse gas. A pledge by more than 100 countries - including Brazil - to end deforestation by 2030, a critical first step towards carbon sink and biodiversity preservation.

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Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 28, 2020

Our portfolio companies are working on everything from expanding access to solar power in frontline communities and slashing methane emissions by feeding cows seaweed to deploying portable water quality sensors and mapping equity into street infrastructure. There are still major inefficiencies in personal vehicle ownership and usage.

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