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Can organic farming feed the world?

Low Impact

Members of Lowimpact have become involved in the world of mutual credit, while Chris has tried to convince us that the future of farming is mixed, organic smallholdings rather than giant industrial farms using pesticides. Here, I’ll focus on organic farming. But there’s a couple of further things I do want to say in this blog cycle.

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GRI and SASB are collaborating. Is that good news for companies?

GreenBiz

For years, corporate reporters — those inside companies responsible for creating sustainability reports and reporting environmental, social and governance data to various other organizations — have been frustrated by what many refer to as an alphabet soup of standards and frameworks: CDP, GRI, IIRC, PRI, SASB, TCFD, UNGC and more.

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Li-ion battery risks reduced by VOC sensors

Envirotec Magazine

As a result of the magnitude of this problem, and the global publicity which ensues, demand is growing for sensing technology that can detect faulty Li-ion batteries, during both production and operation. words: ION Science) References: Nedjalkov, A.et Batteries 2016 , 2 , 5. link] [link] [link]

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Sensing evolution

Envirotec Magazine

As global awareness of the impact of poor air quality grows, so too does the demand for monitoring. Ultra-Low Emission Zones (ULEZs) for example – an increasingly deployed tool in the armoury of local councils – are driving demand. “It target to 10 µg/m3 by 2040. Whilst both can penetrate deep into the lungs, PM2.5

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Why the private sector needs to invest in conservation agriculture right now

GreenBiz

Building capacity and providing patient capital at the farmer level is a big challenge; at NatureVest, it is referred to as the last-mile problem. Building capacity and providing patient capital at the farmer level is a big challenge; at NatureVest, it is referred to as the last-mile problem. Pull Quote. Corporate Strategy.

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Planet Superpowers: Looking Back

Planet Pulse

With best-in-class imagery that reaches deep into the past, you can understand patterns in your areas of interest, validate hypotheses of what is happening on the ground, and model future scenarios with confidence thanks to the vast amount of reference data. Archive Data in Practice Let’s dive into an example to see this in practice.

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Environmental Consequences of Vehicle Emissions

The Environmental Blog

Vehicle pollutants refer to the harmful substances emitted by automobiles and other vehicles during their operation. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for around 7 million premature deaths each year. These emissions contribute to air pollution and pose serious environmental and health risks.

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