Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) has today announced the launch of new global sustainability goals, designed to curb emissions across the sector and respond to growing calls for the industry to reduce its outsized environmental footprint.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2023

That’s about 95 percent of the amount needed to be removed annually to ensure global warming remains below 1.5 According to the study, keeping global warming below 1.5 That carbon is then integrated into the soil by insects. gigatons of CO₂ annually, the researchers found. degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit).

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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 Past marketing drives run by the AHDB include the £3.5-million

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

According to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), carbon offset programs can be grouped into the following broad categories: Renewable energy, energy efficiency, methane abatement, reforestation and conservation, fuel switching, and community projects. Carbon offset program #3: Methane abatement.

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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. cropland and help the U.S.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2023

That’s about 95 percent of the amount needed to be removed annually to ensure global warming remains below 1.5 According to the study, keeping global warming below 1.5 That carbon is then integrated into the soil by insects. gigatons of CO₂ annually, the researchers found. degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

That is the stark consensus of the world's leading climate scientists in a landmark UN report today, which offers the clearest picture yet of both the scale of global warming already being experienced and the likely impacts of further temperature rises that are set to play out over the coming decades.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

warming, we need to slash emissions dramatically – and at speed. 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. Animal production also emits 65 percent of global nitrous oxide emissions.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Aclima (Series B | $67M | $160M): hyperlocal air quality and greenhouse gas measurement to reduce emissions and protect public health. But now, with global warming knocking on our door, the case for mitigation and adaptation solutions is making more and more financial sense. Insight Engines.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

When it comes to ocean health, the work of convincing farmers to ditch their synthetic fertilizers can't happen fast enough. We're bringing them in as formal employees and providing health insurance.". The same nutrients that benefit human health can also contribute to the healthy growth of farm animals.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Dairy is a serious, but under-discussed source of planet-warming gases. 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.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

Six months ago, negotiators at the United Nations' Glasgow Climate Summit celebrated a series of new commitments to lower global greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience to the impacts of climate change. Russia is waging a war on European soil, with global implications for energy and food supplies.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Yet, given the environmental impact of plastic straws , they don’t make sense for the health of our planet either. Similar chemicals are released by plastics that go to landfill, and local soil systems and rivers can suffer as a result. Biodegradable alternatives are the future. ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Nevertheless, lawyers are building cases on the oil industry’s own documents , seeking to echo the success of a previous generation of lawsuits against tobacco companies for covering up the health risks of smoking. This fast-evolving legal strategy has placed a premium on new archival research.

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