DeSmogBlog

APRIL 20, 2021

We knew departments in our university took money from fossil fuel companies, but we were shocked by the sheer scale: since 2015, Oxford has received over £8.2 Incredibly, we found the fossil fuel companies themselves were generally more transparent about their research funding and donations than a public university.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. Soil protection is of the utmost importance to ensure the success of our future agri-food systems, ecosystem restoration and all lives on earth," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

For example, the application of digestate to agricultural soils can improve water retention and water cycling, boost soil organic carbon and biodiversity, and reduce soil erosion.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Farmers who work on irrigation efficiency can reduce fossil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Renewable energy : Shifting away from fossil fuels is the best thing to do. Farmers can make further changes to handling things, like reducing pesticides and managing nutrients produced for the crops and soil.

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Business Green

AUGUST 20, 2020

Phase out of synthetic fertilisers and wider dietary shift away from intensively farmed meat urgently required to curb climate damaging gas, the Soil Association warns. The Soil Association said an overhaul was therefore urgently needed in the way nitrogen is used in agriculture in order to avoid further environmental and climate damage.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. The circular economy concept is all about making better use of natural resources such as forests, soil, water, air, metals and minerals. David McGinty.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2023

The fossil fuel industry, pesticides, and industrial agriculture are inextricably linked,” explained Asha Sharma, PANNA organizing co-director and co-author of the report. Pesticide companies are complicit in the climate crisis, and further the agricultural sector’s dependency on fossil fuels.”.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

But remember that these facilities are, to an extent, only as green as the grid they plug into: Studies have shown that using fossil fuels to power vertical farms undermines the other environmental benefits. In addition to using less land, vertical farms require fewer chemical inputs and consume far less water than conventional farms.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Originally posted here: Using inoculated trees to clean up soil. This startup is pumping trees full of probiotics to clean up contaminated land — and help tackle climate change.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 5, 2024

A root-dense sample of wet meadow soil. The soil microbiome is a complex life system dominated by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and numerous other microorganisms. However, climate change may alter the function and composition of soil microbial communities. 1) and has direct consequences for agricultural productivity.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Mowing – Lower fossil fuel fuel emissions with fewer cuts and electric equipment. Apply fertilizer in a safe way that protects air, water and soil quality and eliminate the risk of over fertilization, which often results in the killing of plants and grass. . Reduce how often you mow.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Mowing – Lower fossil fuel fuel emissions with fewer cuts and electric equipment. Apply fertilizer in a safe way that protects air, water and soil quality and eliminate the risk of over fertilization, which often results in the killing of plants and grass. . Reduce how often you mow.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

If such a mine were to go ahead, there's an opportunity to show the world what a net-zero-compliant fossil fuel industry could look like with a simple provision in its final planning approval. Climate change could turn these ecosystems into sources of emissions too, as soils warm and wildfires become more frequent.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

But group of petrostates resist calls to phase down fossil fuels and accelerate decarbonisation efforts. 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 The phasedown of all fossil fuels is not in this text.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Around 40 per cent of these emissions come from human activity, including agriculture, burning of fossil fuels and industrial processes According to data from the UN Environment Programme , around 120 million tonnes of reactive nitrogen are created by anthropogenic activities each year.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

Our global food systems are reliant on thriving natural systems to provide healthy soils, safe and plentiful water, beneficial pollinators, and a stable climate, and investing in nature-based solutions will be key to securing food security. Have we learned nothing?”.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet. These same principles of human healthcare, and these same scientific and technological advances, are starting to be applied to soil — our most important asset for securing our food supply. Soil at the center . Poornima Param….

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

By transforming waste into biofuel, farms can use biogas for heating and electricity, reducing dependency on fossil fuels. Mitigation of soil degradation. Overuse of chemical fertilizers can deplete soil nutrients and disrupt natural biota, leading to soil degradation. Preservation of natural resources.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It is virtually impossible to imagine that Putin's military and its allies would have been able to annex sovereign regions, shoot down passenger aircraft, and poison dissidents on foreign soil with so little international push back were it not for Russia's influential position within the fossil fuel economy.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Making, moving, and getting rid of packaging takes a ton of energy, usually from fossil fuels. Composting turns organic waste into nutrient-rich soil, reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. It’s a big help in making the future better. That makes a lot of CO2.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Sustainable agriculture includes a variety of practices, such as using more environmentally friendly fertilizers and pesticides, conserving water, and reducing soil erosion. Sustainable agriculture can help to preserve our natural resources, like water and soil. Sustainable agriculture is not a new concept.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Mowing – Lower fossil fuel fuel emissions with fewer cuts and electric equipment. Apply fertilizer in a safe way that protects air, water and soil quality and eliminate the risk of over fertilization, which often results in the killing of plants and grass. . Reduce how often you mow.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

The new loan fund made in collaboration with Clean Energy Credit Union , Powering the Good, is specifically designed to help farms reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. . Organic Valley’s farmers already practice many regenerative practices such as rotational grazing.

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Charged

MAY 17, 2022

The round was led by Koch Strategic Platforms, an investment arm of fossil fuel giant Koch Industries, with participation by investors Energy Impact Partners, Albemarle, HG Ventures and others. 6K, a producer of engineered materials for lithium-ion batteries, has raised $102 million in the first of two Series D funding tranches.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Projects can range from local planting of trees to the funding of projects that empower families in developing countries to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. Other offsetting projects enhance biodiversity, improve soil quality, food production or rainwater absorption.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2021

Leaded petrol is no longer officially being sold or used anywhere in the world, in a move hailed by the UN as "a huge milestone for global health and out environment" and an exemplar of successful multilateral efforts to phase out harmful fossil fuels. Africa's governments must give no more excuses for the fossil fuel industry.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

is from fossil fuels. Biogas is an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuel-derived energy. Farmers can use the digestate to fertilize crops, improve soil quality, or even increase revenue by selling it as fertilizer. Digestate is the material remaining after completion of anaerobic digestion.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

It provides renewable energy 24/7/365 compared to seasonal and daily intermittency from other more popular renewables as well as addressing other hard to decarbonise sectors: green fuel production, decarbonising the gas network, reducing farmers’ reliance on fossil fuels, improving soils and recycling the wastes that society generates.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Farming also relies on synthetic fertilisers that are both fossil-fuel-based and emit greenhouse gases, and drives deforestation. All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

After decades of sowing doubt about climate change and its causes, the fossil fuel industry is now shifting to a new strategy: presenting itself as the source of solutions. Another shows that spending the same amount of money on clean energy to replace fossil fuels is more effective at reducing emissions, air pollution and other costs.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel. As we seek alternatives to fossil fuels, biomass holds significant potential due to its sustainability. For instance, ash resulting from combustion necessitates careful handling to prevent soil and water contamination.

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R-Squared Energy

APRIL 15, 2022

This can imply high fossil fuel inputs to produce the fertilizer and a higher risk of soil depletion. Unlike most of the short-rotation crops that are sometimes discussed as feedstock for fuel production, trees can actually improve the quality and health of the soil. Also, some crops are heavy users of water.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

JBS , the world’s second-largest food company, also shared its plan to support regenerative agriculture practices, which are said to improve soil health and biodiversity. Corporations are also working to build momentum around soil carbon markets, where carbon is trapped in the earth and plants’ roots. based environmental organization.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

AUGUST 13, 2019

with the Soil Health Demonstration Trial (SHDT), which was crafted and advanced by an E2-led coalition. Discussion of the role of agriculture in climate change is usually centered on the emissions associated with crop production: the fossil fuel content of fertilizer and pesticides and farm equipment. carbon removal?—?with

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

The company has created what it calls a "metagenomic database," or an alternative chemical catalog, comprised of 75,000 biomolecules derived from the DNA of soil microbes. When it designs a product, it searches the database for the properties it desires in these biomolecules.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Deben also warned that stressing the need for continuing fossil fuel use in the coming years was “another technique that some people will use to try to undermine the whole process [of decarbonisation], often for their own financial interests.”. Largely Irrelevant’ North Sea Deal.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A recent review of the state of CO2 removal estimates that conventional land management techniques, like reforestation, take up about 2 gigatons of carbon dioxide per year, or roughly 5 percent of global fossil fuel emissions in 2021. But these are considered short-duration solutions.

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