Energy Innovation

JUNE 3, 2024

Photo: Getty Images Global supply chains are frequently disrupted by economic crises, wars, and political conflicts, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused a unique disruption felt by all. As cities expand, farmers will have to adapt their farms to more urbanized land use policies and growing conditions (Figure 1) or be forced to relocate.

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Grist

DECEMBER 16, 2019

By the second day, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the county’s Air Pollution Control District had issued an air-quality warning, and local libraries and nonprofits urged residents to protect themselves from the harmful smoke and ash, offering free N95 respirator masks. According to Emily Williams, a Ph.D.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. See Table.). Reforms Will Jeopardise Food Production’.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Coming from backgrounds in economics, ecology and public policy , we have spent several years focusing on carbon drawdown. A Proven Method: Trees, Plants, and Soil. Science, politics, religion or just plain interesting articles: Check out The Conversation’s weekly newsletters.]. Trees in the U.S.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

But with Ministers yet to go on the record with their detailed policy plans and several departments said to be at loggerheads over key parts of the new programme, environmental groups remain fearful that the UK's green policy framework is about to fundamentally weakened. Far from it.

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GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

How can environmental justice best be advanced in the current political moment that is part of a greater historical transition to a non-white population majority by the mid-2040s? Integration of EJ as a major component of social justice that substantially reduces income inequality, health care, housing and other quality of life disparities.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

Every five years the Climate Change Committee (CCC) conducts a root-and-branch review of the UK's preparedness for escalating climate impacts, such as heatwaves, floods, storms, droughts, coastal erosion, and their threats to public health, food security, power supplies, homes, offices, and infrastructure.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2020

The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.”

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

All the top reaction from leading figures across business, politics, academia, think tanks and green groups to the CCC's latest assessment of the UK's preparedness for climate change. Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all the top comments from business, politics, academia, think tanks and civil society.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

EU policies should not simply be aimed at securing access, but also at minimising critical raw material needs. They must examine ways to decrease the use of all materials, improve resilience and minimise the negative environmental, health and social impacts associated with the extraction, use and end of life of these resources.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To its credit, what Defra has delivered this week is one of the most comprehensive and holistic environmental policy documents from any UK government to date. The statement itself stresses that the environmental principles are "not rules and cannot dictate policy decisions".

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These companies are stepping up their game because the exposure they are facing is stepping up,” says Jennifer Jacquet, Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Miami. “It Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Myint went on to describe a scalable mechanism for capturing large amounts of carbon in agricultural soils that would, indeed, cost governments $0. The money would be used to help farmers implement regenerative agriculture techniques that boost soil fertility and store carbon. . Policy & Politics. Pull Quote.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Department of Agriculture could use existing funding and programs to encourage soil health. How President-elect Joe Biden could support regenerative agriculture, Black farmers (24:45) What would those focused on sustainable food systems like the incoming administration to prioritize? For a start, the U.S.

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Grist

JULY 15, 2021

There are many types of carbon removal, but they all involve taking existing carbon out of atmospheric circulation, say, by planting new trees, improving soil quality, or using technology to suck it directly out of the air and inject it into the ground. We have to put it back into the ground.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been a mess for decades, proving hugely damaging to the environment and administratively onerous for farmers. It could include catchment sensitive farming schemes, integrated pest management; it could include soil health schemes and measures to promote that.".

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism. Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom. Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00.

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Grist

JANUARY 28, 2020

In 2010, Blanchard graduated to political battles with BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, a spill that sent 4.9 The problem is too complex for straightforward answers: Its outcome relies on rainfall, ocean temperature, soil health, and crop growth rates. Spike Johnson. million barrels of oil into his fishing ground.

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Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2020

The UK's climate advisory body has tabled an ambitious set of policy measures to deliver net zero farming – here are the key takeaways. We have very deliberately published this report at what we see as being the moment of maximum opportunity when it comes to new policies for agriculture," Chris Stark, CEO of the CCC, tells BusinessGreen. "We

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 25, 2019

Later in her Katowice speech, Thunberg said simply that “Until you start focusing on what needs to be done rather than what is politically possible, there is no hope.” Yet the material itself did feel fairly stale, taking 2010 as its benchmark year while looking forward to 2050. But first of all, does it pass the Thunberg test?

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

CISL's report also stresses that there is a compelling economic case for restoring natural ecosystems given more than 50 per cent of global GDP relies on services provided by nature, including freshwater, healthy soil and clean air.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The Agency welcomed that the UK government has made investment in climate resilience one of its priorities for the upcoming COP26 Climate Summit, but it also warned that political and business leaders gathering in Glasgow in next month needed to engineer a step change in their approach to climate adaptation.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 6, 2024

The sweeping package of measures is aimed at lowering agricultural emissions – that make up 10 percent of the bloc’s overall greenhouse gases – and protecting the healthy soils and ecosystems on which farming relies. She began her political career in 2016 with Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As part of its conservation funding, the USDA could prioritize soil health through cover crops, crop diversification and other regenerative practices, and partner with the private sector to leverage resources.". Policy & Politics. What would you say to Biden during your shared elevator ride? Pull Quote. Social Justice.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

Nature magazine chimed in, saying that we’re hitting “ climate tipping points ” and the bank HSBC estimated trillions of dollars in potential health costs. People can debate whether policy proposals like these are unrealistic , but the scale of the thinking is welcome, and it’s pushing the debate. People are taking notice.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

However, the focus on the private sector does not result in a free pass for governments, given they set the regulatory and policy frameworks that play a key role in determinoing where capital is allocated. The nature financing chasm urgently needs bridging and the benefits of doing so have never been more obvious.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This group of widely used and enduring chemicals has been linked to a range of serious adverse health conditions including testicular cancer, thyroid disease, increased cholesterol levels, liver damage and fertility issues, as well as damaging the development of unborn children.

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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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AFN Sustainable Protein

JUNE 1, 2017

Sam Kass has had a varied career, starting out life as a chef, working for the Obamas before Barack’s presidency, later advising President Obama on nutrition policy when they moved into the White House, and launching the Let’s Move! It’s about their health. Is it going to help them solve their health challenges?

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JUNE 1, 2017

Sam Kass has had a varied career, starting out life as a chef, working for the Obamas before Barack’s presidency, later advising President Obama on nutrition policy when they moved into the White House, and launching the Let’s Move! It’s about their health. Is it going to help them solve their health challenges?

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

In the event of a major earthquake, the soils are at risk of “liquefaction” — the ground would essentially turn to mush, and the hundreds of tanks could rupture, spill, or explode. “Instead of having that kind of objective analysis, the record strongly suggests they made a political choice.”

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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. And while policy should rarely be counted as a key market driver, for climate tech it has proven to be a significant catalyst (see the history of solar and wind for proof). Insight Engines.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Health CLIMATE IMPACTS Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe by Mario Alejandro Ariza, 2020 A deeply reported personal investigation by a Miami journalist examines the present and future effects of climate change in the Magic City -- a watery harbinger for coastal cities worldwide. Climate impacts 2.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2023

Now we discover that only three have made the cut and the long term health of our seas has been sacrificed to the short term interests of the fishing industry - even though the industry has the most to gain from the spillover benefits of HPMAs of increased crab, lobster and other commercial species."

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AGreenLiving

MAY 24, 2021

How can environmental justice best be advanced in the current political moment that is part of a greater historical transition to a non-white population majority by the mid-2040s? EPA also should prepare an integrated health risk assessment to provide a scientific basis for agency decision making. What public policies are needed?

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

The big upside for businesses and government is that if an effective net zero policy framework and supporting investment plans are delivered, then Ministers will be making announcements similar to this month's from Sunderland, Teesside, and Ellesmere Port every single week.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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