EDF + Business

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The finance community can help catalyze climate progress by publicly supporting the climate provisions of the budget reconciliation package and pushing portfolio companies and corporate clients to do the same. and exacerbates public health inequities in communities exposed to air pollution along highways, ports, and rail yards.

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Methane Climate change Transportation Pollution 52

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Patty Fong, programme director of climate and health & well-being at the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, and contributor to the report, told DeSmog that phasing out fossil fuels was crucial to the food industry’s green transition. “We Plastic packaging is produced from natural gas and crude oil.

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Plastics Agriculture 114

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

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. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries.

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Methane Agriculture Africa Climate change 119

The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Another main driver of this warming is emissions of greenhouse gases like CO2, water vapor, and methane from human activity. Climate change is a major threat to public health, food security, water supply, economic growth, and social stability. Another option is using compostable packaging in all the products that we use.

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Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming Natural gas 195

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Meat and dairy firms in particular are coming under increasing scrutiny due to pollution from livestock, which emits around a third of the global output of methane, a short-lived greenhouse gas identified as the quickest route to slowing global heating. Meat isn’t the only industry under the spotlight.

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Agriculture COP Methane Pollution 117

Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The EPS allows users to model numerous policies that affect energy use and emissions including a renewable portfolio standard, fuel economy standards for vehicles, industry methane standards, incentives for clean energy technologies like we see in the Inflation Reduction Act, and accelerated R&D advancement of various technologies.

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Policy Energy Energy Pollution 52

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials. A zero waste program should avoid burning and eliminate discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health. Hazardous waste.

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Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 148

EDF + Business

APRIL 24, 2024

billion for fleets each year, and provide substantial health benefits. There, you’ll find more on costs savings, health benefits, pollution reduction, investments, and standards compliance. The Latest from Capitol Hill The Speakership may be in contention again as the Senate has passed the foreign aid package initiated in the House.

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Policy Pollution Agriculture Health 52

The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The health of human beings depends on the state of the environment as well. The good news is that you can reuse most of the products you buy from the store like plastic containers and food packaging materials. The environment is an important factor in sustaining flora and fauna.

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Global warming Waste Waste Ozone 195

R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 18, 2022

A Methane Emissions Reduction Program to reduce the leaks from the production and distribution of natural gas. New fees for natural gas extraction and methane leaks, and Superfund taxes on crude oil and its related products (but also incentives to oil companies that reduce methane leaks).

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 60

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Ardern is being watched closely : Her administration has been criticized for being lenient on reducing biogenic methane from agricultural production — notably dairy cattle and sheep — which accounts for almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6.6 Boma Brown-West, Director of Consumer Health, EDF+Business.

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Sustainability Plastics Organic Retail 546

The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It enriches the soil, reduces landfill waste, and cuts down on methane, a potent greenhouse gas. It’s a tasty exploration that benefits your health and the planet! It eliminates the transportation and packaging that comes with store-bought produce. Compost kitchen waste. Composting is nature’s way of recycling.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 195

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health Oliver Camp Mon, 10/26/2020 – 01:30 On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. 1 killer in the country.

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Health Organic Sustainability Agriculture 28

GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

There is a lot to consider: the worst public health crisis in 100 years, a climate emergency, and the worst economic turbulence in 80 years. The key question we will have to answer is, will we see spending plans, policies and packages that support a low-carbon future or not?

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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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Agriculture Climate change Methane Soil 88

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

Federal Trade Commission has the power to hold companies liable for marketing that harms consumers’ health or wealth by misleading them into buying a product or service based on a false or deceptive claim. Under the law , the U.S. The airline has pulled certain ads from the market.

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Carbon Methane Policy Fossil fuels 70

Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

California's new decarbonisation plan, Austria's windfall tax, and global methane reduction efforts. The plan is also expected to create four million new jobs and save Californians $200bn in health costs that result from pollution. The health benefits of these actions alone will pay for the huge investment by the state.

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Building Energy Monitoring Methane Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 36

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2021

Food waste is a global issue, releasing toxic ammonia-filled leachate and planet-warming methane into the environment. Now more than ever companies are starting to think about the entire lifespan of their products making it easier for consumers to find biodegradable, recyclable and reusable products and packaging. Minimize Food Waste.

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Waste Waste Plastics Sustainability 148

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2021

It is important to note that while natural gas carries a lower carbon dioxide footprint when compared to coal, it also results in methane leaks up and down the supply chain. Methane arguably wipes out the perceived benefit of gas over coal. Some of proposals could see support from a Democratic-controlled Congress, such as Rep.

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Methane Climate change 97

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2021

Not only does this eliminate travel emissions but it leaves more time for productivity and tending to your family, home, and personal health. In addition, most green waste is enclosed in plastic bags and creates methane gas in the landfill. Ask your supermarket manager if they will look to carrying fewer products packaged in plastic.

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Earth Day Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 165

Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

Sweeping legislative package set to provide huge boost to US renewables and clean tech industries, reviving hopes world could deliver on global climate goals. All 50 Republican Senators voted against the package, slamming the Democrats plans to increase corporate taxes and questioning whether it will help to curb inflation.

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Packaging Fossil fuels Electric vehicle Investment 69

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 18, 2022

Last month, in a bid to gain Manchin’s support for the climate, tax, and healthcare package that congressional Democrats recently passed through the filibuster-proof reconciliation process and President Joe Biden signed into law on Tuesday, Schumer held closed-door negotiations with the serial obstructionist. .” ” Rep.

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Fossil fuels Organic Methane Law 72

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

For now, Gelson’s Markets is the sole retail grocery chain selling the Impossible Burger with only 10 packages allowed per customer visit. Going meatless ultimately helps taper the methane-producing cattle population as well as scale back the amount of grazing land, which all translates into a smaller environmental footprint.

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Retail Global warming Methane Health 28

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate abundance, health and family, so it is the perfect time to focus on the health of the environment — the land that sustains us and makes the holiday possible in the first place. Also, lessen the quantity of meat, a leading cause of methane pollution for the environment.

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Sustainability Plastics Waste Waste 36

AGreenLiving

MARCH 12, 2020

Wellness is an ongoing pursuit that involves diet, exercise, mental health and many other factors. Most sheet mask packaging contains a combination of aluminum and plastic, making it unrecyclable, so it ends up in the trash. Plus, it contributes to methane gas in the air. Here’s how.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 36

Business Green

AUGUST 6, 2021

President Joe Biden yesterday unveiled a sweeping package of measures to accelerate the development of the US electric vehicle (EV) market, as he declared "the future of the auto industry is electric. Biden administration confirms clean car goals. There's no turning back".

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Electricity Fossil fuels Climate change Resilience 78

Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

📦 Sway , a Berkeley, CA-based seaweed based packaging developer, raised $5m in Seed funding from Third Nature Investments, Alante Capital, BAM Ventures, Superorganism, and The Helm. New Funds EQT , a Stockholm, Sweden-based investment firm, held a final close of its $3.3bn future fund that invests across climate and health. 

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 61

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

The pandemic has shown us how unprepared we are, exposing nature as the puppet master dictating the wellbeing of society and the health of our economy. Disposable coffee cups, plastic straws, throwaway dish ware, and excessive food packaging – these are the waste products of a fast-paced modern life built on convenience.

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Technology Climate change Biodiversity Sustainability 147

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

South Carolina Materials Exchange operated by South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. municipal solid waste landfills are the third largest source of human-related methane which has over 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide. Combats Landfill Waste. According to the EPA, U.S.

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Recycling Recycling Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

Greenability Magazine

MARCH 16, 2021

More than 40 percent of food that is grown, processed, packaged and shipped ends up uneaten, and in many cases dumped in the landfill, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). production of uneaten food wastes 25 percent of fresh water and results in 23 percent of methane emissions. Additionally, U.S.

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Waste Waste Organic Soil 85

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Responding to DeSmog’s findings, Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at Brussels-based policy and advocacy group, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL), said: “[W]hen working on chemicals- and pesticides-related policies, the imbalance of stakeholders in favour of industry interests is striking.”.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability 98

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

This drum of waste entered the United States aboard a Singapore Airlines cargo jet, appropriately packaged in a steel drum. Those levels are more than 400 times the protective health limits designated by the U.S. These employees have also expressed concerns for their health from long term exposure to this material,” the letter adds.

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Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 15, 2023

Any changes to NEPA that fast-track the permitting process will likely lead to bad environmental and health impacts,” Wilma Subra, a technical advisor who works with frontline communities, said on a call after the bill passed. She pointed out that these changes threaten to leave even more stakeholders out of the permitting process.

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Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Fossil fuels 94

Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 28, 2020

Our portfolio companies are working on everything from expanding access to solar power in frontline communities and slashing methane emissions by feeding cows seaweed to deploying portable water quality sensors and mapping equity into street infrastructure. Alternative packaging and next generation waste sorting and processing technology.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 98

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Not only to see how it may help me health -wise, but to do my part in ending cruelty to animals. Irrigation, picking the produce, weeding, marketing, packaging, talking to vendors. I asked my doctor, who immediately told me that I couldn’t. You see, I have Crohn’s and for decades, I was back and forth to the hospital.

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Soil Agriculture Health Methane 36

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2021

” “Oh, and by the way, it doesn't emit carbon dioxide or methane,” he added. Another significant step the government took to benefit the clean energy sector was give distressed power distribution utilities (discoms) a roughly $13 billion liquidity injection as part of a stimulus package to shore up the Indian economy.

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Energy Energy Government Fossil fuels 130

Climate Tech VC

JULY 31, 2023

To start, this will be a package that’s going to be available with the vehicle," Scaringe said. ⚡ ETCH , a Chevy Chase, MD-based hydrogen from methane decomposition developer, raised $8M in Seed funding from Emerald Development Managers. "Eventually this will be bundled with every Rivian sale.

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