DeSmogBlog

MAY 7, 2024

Other recipients of Aurea funding that have downplayed or denied the catastrophic consequences of global temperature rise include the Frontier Centre for Public Policy , the Montreal Economic Institute and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (which in 2019 merged with Fraser). They in turn belong to a U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A third of the world’s food production is at risk from climate breakdown, and climate disasters are already increasing malnutrition in some parts of the world, according to UN scientists at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Plastic packaging is produced from natural gas and crude oil.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Food production, processing, packaging, and transportation all have an impact on global warming. According to estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, if food waste were a nation, it would rank third in terms of greenhouse gas emissions after the US and China.

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Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

The official Earth Day organization has been assigning yearly themes since at least 1980, and Planet vs. Plastics is hitting in the year when U.N. members are supposed to be finalizing a global treaty to address plastic pollution. To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 28, 2023

The UK’s Climate Innovation Forum named global PR agency Weber Shandwick as its “ official communications partner ,” despite the agency recently holding or continuing to hold contracts with at least eight oil and gas companies, an oil financier, and an industry lobby group. degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.”

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

Without thoughtful management, organic waste can emit methane gas as they decompose. Molecules of methane that make their way into the atmosphere create a warming effect that is up to 34 times stronger than carbon dioxide over a 100-year time horizon. The use of these irrigation methods could avoid about 1.13

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 11, 2020

The main storage case is made of silicone , with an upper chamber to stuff the used tissues inside, room to store six organic cotton tissues and a lower slot to pull the clean tissues out. According to the company, the paper/pulp industry is the third-largest industrial emitter of global warming gasses.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

citizens support action to combat global warming, putting pressure on both parties to seek bipartisan measures to meet the challenge. trillion spending bill passed by Congress in December, and renewable energy industry groups unsuccessfully lobbied Congress to extend them as part of this spring’s coronavirus relief package.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Doing so would address a glaring omission in the 2015 Paris accord, which never actually mentions coal, oil, or natural gas despite being an international agreement to stop global warming. Alas, countries still aren’t facing the root of the problem. Andreas Sieber, associate director of policy and campaigns for environmental group 350.org

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

83% of these particles are microfibres, with the remaining being fragments from the degradation of larger plastic items such as plastic bottles, packaging and microbeads in toiletries. 2] Microplastic fibers – Underestimated threat to aquatic organisms? degrees Celsius. The Science of the Total Environment , Rebelein, A.,

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Grist

MAY 14, 2024

Mathur, a plant geneticist, leads the Plant Breeding & Genetics Laboratory for the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, a collaboration between two United Nations agencies: the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

last week to take part in the five day “People vs. Fossil Fuels” action, President Biden’s infrastructure package remained stalled, in part, by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s push to cut its largest climate measure. The organizers of the D.C. Credit: Julie Dermansky. “We We need climate action now.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

” The bill’s backers are hoping to see it included in COVID-19 relief and recovery legislation now being crafted by Democrats in Congress or in Biden’s promised “build back better” infrastructure and clean energy package.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

That is, more and more studies indicate business sustainability delivers greater prosperity, and designs organizations to last. If we apply this definition in a business context, we define a sustainable business as an endlessly operational organization. The benefits of this go beyond environmental and social security.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

billion package to cap orphaned oil and gas wells as a move to tackle “super-polluting methane emissions,” saying it will combat the climate crisis and create jobs. Biven described orphan wells as “an inevitable consequence” of allowing the oil and gas industry, and organizations like the IOGCC , to spend decades writing regulations.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 6, 2021

To that end, the Environment Program supports organizations working on land, water, climate, and energy issues, including opportunities to engage people on the ground where issues are unfolding. Ability to inspire trust, to organize people into teams, and to motivate team members to work well together.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 10, 2020

The company already includes solar paneling with all of its homes, but it also offers an additional “eco” package with 2000W solar panels and a wood-burning stove. The organic aesthetic of the exterior is complemented by the inside, which is complete with luxurious modern fixtures, soft tones and natural light.

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 4, 2021

In 1988, when the changing climate was referred to as global warming , it seemed obvious that the main issue with a changing climate was that the planet was getting hotter. Companies that rely on water for food production, packaging, and other manufacturing processes are also at risk as well as the companies they supply.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

or 2C of global warming. The site will initially process six recycling streams: paper, plastic, aluminum cans, e-waste, batteries, and organic waste. The global energy crisis has quickly become acute," Ardern said. "We

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

degree Fahrenheit) limit to global warming that an international panel of scientists says is required to avoid catastrophic climate change. It remains to be seen if the legislation will be able to hitch a ride on the broader budget reconciliation package currently being negotiated in Congress. degree Celsius (2.7

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Grist

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Freya Burton, the company’s chief sustainability and people officer, likened the idea to fair trade coffee or organic milk. Plastic polymers used for say, packaging and building materials, can lock away CO2 for longer than biofuels, which immediately return CO2 to the air once they’re burned in engines.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

A 2019 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report concluded that the emissions caused by the global food system will increase by 30 to 40 percent by 2050, without intervention such as dietary change towards more plant-based diets. For example, while Brazilian meat giant JBS reported emissions of 7.14

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Green Living Guy

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The cannabis industry has grown tremendously over the years, thanks to the legalization of cannabis and related products worldwide. However, as the industry continues to expand, competition may also creep in. How do you ensure that the cannabis industry becomes more sustainable?

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 15, 2021

These organic bamboo cotton pads can be reused almost endlessly, and they even come packaged in a recyclable cardboard container. These bags are microwave-, freezer-, oven- and dishwasher-safe, and they are also great for packing snacks or toiletries while traveling.

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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. But who is in this group and what do the various organizations backing it really want?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you took a cubic-metre sample of the soil here, around 90 per cent of the content would be water, with the rest made up of partially decayed vegetation and organic matter that contain vast amounts of carbon. It is precisely because peatland is usually waterlogged that the organic matter is prevented from rotting, and the CO2 escaping.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. Moreover, to limit global warming to 1.5 What gives you hope and optimism when you look at the future of our global food system? Below are excerpts, edited for style and length.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The senators saw the bill as having the potential to end methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, taking a large bite out of potential warming. . That bill, or some version of it, now has a chance of getting folded into the budget package that Congressional Democrats are currently writing.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

Because retail has historically been a competitive industry, it has been later than others, such as airlines and consumer packaged goods, to combine its power with inter-sector collaborations on sustainability, according to Simon Geale, executive vice president at Proxima, a supply chain consultancy.

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