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Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits — and they’re moving closer to trial

Grist

“Last year was a really pivotal year in terms of getting past the industry’s big push and their delay tactics,” said Alyssa Johl, vice president for the legal program at the Center for Climate Integrity, an environmental advocacy organization that provides support for these cases.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors. By 2030, it expects demand for seafood to be 30 percent higher than 2010 levels. Seaweed, on the other hand, which makes up New Wave’s shrimp-mimic, sequesters carbon and reduces ocean acidification.

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

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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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

Forthcoming Court Opinions Could Be “Gamechangers “ These cases include a sweeping climate lawsuit filed by six Portuguese youths against more than 30 European countries , demanding greater climate mitigation ambition and steeper emissions cuts to protect human rights. In the U.S., It’s a big problem,” Tigre told DeSmog. “I

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

According to a 2010 study on managing soils to mitigate climate change, soils used for agriculture contain 25 to 75 percent less soil organic carbon “than their counterparts in undisturbed or natural ecosystems.” . For example, while Brazilian meat giant JBS reported emissions of 7.14

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? Charting a course to curb maritime emissions

Climate Tech VC

With the growth of e-commerce and demand for faster shipping (which means burning more fuel), maritime emissions increased nearly 5% between 2020 and 2021. The drop in sulfur oxide emissions, which ironically have a cooling effect in the atmosphere by reflecting light, has also played a role in record high ocean temps this year.

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The critical role of biodiversity in creating business value

Business Green

Habitats for plants, animals and micro-organisms vital to soil health and food production. For example, companies that lead on biodiversity will find opportunities to enter new markets, meet public demand for more sustainable products and increase their access to capital while cutting raw material and energy costs.