Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

in backing for its plan to fund farmers' use of methane-reducing cattle feed through CO2 offsets. Companies and individuals may soon be able to pay cows to burp less in return for carbon offset credits, under plans being developed by Swiss-British agritech firm Mootral to fund the use of methane-cutting cattle feed on farms.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 25, 2024

fluxtec is a professional service provider of gas analyses ( e.g. for carbon dioxide, methane or radon), relevant for a wide range of applications in exploration and monitoring. Simplified diagram of transport mechanism of soil gases along permeable faults from subsurface sources to the surface.

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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

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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. P2DNZ has maintained this pro-industry stance in presentations. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

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. It underplays climate impacts, stating that “research has shown that cows do not produce as much methane gas as was once believed”.

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Grist

APRIL 20, 2022

Sometimes, only a thin layer of soil covers yawning craters where the ice has vanished, what Hasson calls “ghost ice wedges.” Combined with a $40,000 laser he dragged behind him on a plastic sled he’d nicknamed “The Coffin,” Hasson is able to link surface methane emissions to the ice disappearing underground. Sean McDermott / Grist.

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

As they walled off rivers and created dry islands from what was previously soggy marsh, they discovered incredibly rich soil. No one foresaw that this very bounty — soil rich with organic material — would, over time, become a curse of sorts. DWR measures the CO2 and methane emissions from the wetlands it created on Sherman Island.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 7, 2022

These human activities increase the amount of carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas—like methane—that traps radiation from the sun inside the Earth. And when temperatures across the globe increase, moisture in the soil and shallow bodies of water evaporates. Severe Widespread Drought.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we navigate the intricacies of biomass conversion processes and their impacts on our planet, we encroach upon a dialogue pivotal for the present and future of energy consumption. For instance, ash resulting from combustion necessitates careful handling to prevent soil and water contamination.

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Grist

JULY 26, 2019

In their letter, the 30-some authors describe how the microbes in their respective area of study — the oceans, the soil, in and on animals, the Arctic tundra, and even the air — are impacted by, and in turn impact, climate change. Humans have made the mistake of ignoring microbes in the past.

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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.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Each commodity, whether grown from soil or raised in the ocean, is broken down to each stage necessary for production and distribution. What distinguishes these reports is their framing of the data itself; WWF presents the lifecycle of each commodity, introducing each stage of the supply chain as chapter of a story.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

These benefits of nature-positive land use change are not just being presented in studies; they are a lived experience for many of the farmers that make up the Nature Friendly Farming Network. Combined, these proposals present a huge cost opportunity for the sector, across woodland creation, carbon capture and other nature-friendly practices.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It means that with just weeks to go until the G20 Summit in Italy and then COP26 in Glasgow, the latter of which in particular promises to be among the most important global summits ever held on British soil, the need for a 'decade of action' is more acute than ever, and there is less than a decade to deliver it. pathway by 2030.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

The International Geoshpere-Biosphere Programme and Stockholm Resilience Center published a dashboard of 24 indicators that each depict a synchronous acceleration of upward trends from the 1950s to present day. If this permafrost thaws, it will release CO2 and methane which can even further accelerate global warming.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Farming on the continent is plagued by under investment and smallholders are already in the grip of the climate crisis, hit by floods, droughts and depleted soils. Aim4C is backing a Greener Cattle Initiative exploring ways to reduce methane emissions produced by grazing cattle, for example by changing their diet. Greener Cattle”.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

But the result, critics say, has been a proliferation of intensive farming practices that damage soils, nature, and the climate by ironing out as much unpredictability as possible from the natural world through pesticides, hulking machinery, and crop homogeneity. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

The IPCC tends to present its latest dossier of evidence roughly every seven to eight years. At present, the climate is around 1.1C It is now 'unequivocal' that human activity is driving the climate crisis. Its 2007 report stated that the warming of the climate was "unequivocal". above pre-industrial times by the end of the century.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Regardless of what a business says, and how it wants to present itself, an unsustainable business is ultimately at risk of failure. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2022

According to the report, those involved in the beef sector in Devon's 'Ruby Country' are taking steps to promote biodiversity and soil health, but their efforts are being hampered by a lack of clarity about future incentives, such as which net zero and sustainable farming approaches will be provided with government subsidies and to what extent.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

JUNE 15, 2022

Agriculture accounts for about 20% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, including a major share of methane and nitrous oxide ( McKinsey ). Critical issues also include regenerative inputs, carbon emissions, productivity, water quality and scarcity, soil health, crop diversity, labour supply and food supply.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 25, 2019

Neither current politics or technology will be enough, the report’s writers say, estimating how present food production and distribution habits point to a yawning 56 percent “food gap” between what was produced in 2010 and food that will be needed in 2050. The report sets out to bridge three hauntingly wide “gaps.”

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

The US is set to get its first ever carbon equivalent tax - on methane. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with a global warming potential many times higher than that of CO2. The IRA introduces a charge on methane emissions starting at $900 per metric tonne, before rising to $1,500 per tonne after two years.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Regardless of what a business says, and how it wants to present itself, an unsustainable business is ultimately at risk of failure. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 16, 2020

As The Balance SMB reports, cricket harvesting produces 80 times less methane than cattle rearing. While cicadas are not harmful to humans and do not bite, they present a different challenge. This presents a noise problem, considering that over 1.5 Cicadas chirp — a lot. First, blanch your cicadas.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

“If not properly plugged and abandoned, these wells and facilities can contaminate waterways and soil, serve as a source of climate and air pollutants, and can present physical hazards to people and wildlife,” CalGEM writes in a 2023 legislative report.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

That hasn’t stopped the industry presenting itself as a solution to world hunger, however. . Regenerative agriculture seeks to restore natural habitats and reverse climate change by restoring soil health and improving its ability to store carbon. All those people have the right to safe, quality food.”.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2021

Developing, deploying, and continually improving high-level agricultural technologies requires "money and a better system for advancing technology for climate mitigation for agriculture", the report foreword notes, warning that "off the shelf" technologies for eliminating agricultural emissions do not exist at present.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

Limiting other greenhouse gases and air pollutants, especially methane, could have benefits both for health and the climate.". "Stabilising the climate will require strong, rapid, and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and reaching net zero CO2 emissions," said Zhai.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 15, 2021

Many local people are furious at the damage done to their forests by logging corporations ripping out whole trees with Star-Wars machinery that first churns up and then compacts the soil. Some debris from felling must be left on the forest floor to maintain soil condition and biodiversity. Brack’s report caused quite a stir.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Another pledge by more than 100 countries to cut methane by 30 per cent by 2030, essential for reducing this potent and prevalent greenhouse gas. A pledge by more than 100 countries - including Brazil - to end deforestation by 2030, a critical first step towards carbon sink and biodiversity preservation.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

A growing group of environmentalists, politicians, communities, and even the industry’s own workers have become increasingly critical of the fossil fuel industry, and see room for action under the Biden administration, though most attention has been placed on hot-button topics like climate change and methane emissions.

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Energy Innovation

MAY 9, 2022

Residents in disproportionately burdened communities—frequently lower-income communities of color—endure greater air, water, and soil pollution, as well as other environmental harms. The clean energy transition presents an opportunity to work toward alleviating such harms.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

With a focus on outsized impact and returns, we recognize the incredible opportunity climate tech presents: to invest in solutions that will help avoid (or at least temper) our looming crisis. Developed a remote Carbon Index to quantify soil organic carbon as a tool to help verify soil-based carbon offsets. million.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Society had acknowledged that it had “over-estimated” the carrying capacity of soil, water, and air so “current wisdom” would lead us to “unequivocally condemn such past practice.” He told Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant : “There are no reasons to be found at present in the study not to proceed to a large expansion of the use of coal.”

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We believe that Cohort 9 companies and projects collectively present a massive job creation opportunity, especially for people in frontline communities. Regenerative agricultural practices are attracting more and more attention for their ability to reduce GHG emissions and sequester carbon in healthier soils. Why is that?

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