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Planet Works to Accelerate Sustainable Development and Progress on the SDGs

Planet Pulse

By identifying the point sources of carbon dioxide and methane, these projects use the agile aerospace approach to standardize a broad and transparent global view on emissions enabling companies and governments to reduce leaks and comply with reduction targets. PlanetScope image collected on August 15, 2019. © 2019, Planet Labs Inc.

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Shell trims carbon footprint, as boss vows to 'step up' climate efforts

Business Green

Shell has today reiterated its commitment to slashing its carbon footprint, despite the challenges presented by the coronavirus crisis and plunging oil price with CEO Ben van Beurden stressing that the company must "further step up efforts on all fronts, from climate change to ethical leadership to greater transparency".

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 degrees C food system looks like, and define how their business model will need to shift to guarantee not only that we can stay within planetary boundaries, but also to ensure their business’ long term resilience.

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The Aftermath of Greenhouse Gases

Unsustainable

Then, there are also methane, nitrous oxide, and other industrial gasses, about which we seldom hear. Methane and nitrous oxide do not persist in the atmosphere as long as CO 2. Methane is a component of natural gas. CO 2 comes from burning gas, oil, coal, and solid waste. This is what should keep us going. Yes, we are small.

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Food Strategy: How the government served up a dish that disappointed almost everyone

Business Green

As such the Strategy is a deliberately narrow response to Dimbleby's independent review and is designed to focus on "longer-term measures to support a resilient, healthier, and more sustainable food system that is affordable to all" rather than short term measures to tackle rising food prices.

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The story in the soil: Meet the start-up trying to pioneer a UK market for biochar CO2 removals

Business Green

The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets.

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Shell CEO Ben van Beurden: 'We are talking about a fundamental shift for Shell over the next 30 years'

Business Green

Being a world-class investment case means being financially robust and resilient. And the importance of that resilience has never been more clear than today, with the twin challenges of Covid-19 and the current very low oil price putting pressure on even the strongest balance sheets. From safety to ethics and compliance.