Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Trial in Buckinghamshire confirmed new technology that converts dairy herd waste into fertiliser can slash ammonia and methane emissions. N2 Applied has developed a technology, called N2 Unit, that it claims can reduce both ammonia and methane emissions and enrich livestock manure. million tonnes a year by 2035.

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Business Green

AUGUST 20, 2020

Phase out of synthetic fertilisers and wider dietary shift away from intensively farmed meat urgently required to curb climate damaging gas, the Soil Association warns. The Soil Association said an overhaul was therefore urgently needed in the way nitrogen is used in agriculture in order to avoid further environmental and climate damage.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

The ever-increasing global population and the rise in environmental consciousness have created a demand for sustainable business practices. Sustainable business practices vary among different sectors and are often specific to the company type and the product or service it produces. What are Sustainable Business Practices?

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

Sustainable Greenhouses and Nurseries: Green Everywhere Possible. Practicing good stewardship and sustainability is an integral part of making your business green both ecologically and financially. . Why Greenhouses & Nurseries should become sustainable. Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

Businesses gain numerous benefits by implementing sustainable practices. Sustainability in the industry can be practiced in various ways. One way for a business to be more sustainable is by utilizing a biodigester. Biogas is mainly made up of methane and produced when animal waste or food scraps decompose.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The creation of biochar, a charcoal used as a soil amendment, from Japanese knotweed plant waste is a carbon negative process which harnesses the carbon-scavenging power of Japanese knotweed in a positive way and contributes to the fight against climate change by locking carbon away for thousands of years.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The study, which was published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that 135 gigatons — or 135 billion metric tons — of carbon would need to be returned to soils to balance out the amount of methane emitted annually by ruminants like cattle, sheep, bison, and goats. Estimates suggest there are 1.5 It’s not just big business.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Every year, we generate over 105bn tonnes of organic wastes (sewage, food waste, garden waste, food and drink-processing waste, farm and agricultural wastes), which release harmful methane and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as they decompose. The technology is ready, what it needs now is the political will.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

The UK government has awarded up to £30 million to “cutting-edge farming projects” that will boost food production, move towards net zero, and create a more resilient and sustainable agricultural sector. million available to fund innovative projects helping to deliver a more productive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector.

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

With more than 80 times the warming of CO2 in the near term, one of the most potent greenhouse gases is methane–and it’s clear that we’re in the midst of a methane moment. Companies should also support farmers by investing in innovative solutions, particularly to tackle enteric methane.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

To break it down, flue gas pollutants can acidify the soil and water, making them unusable for farming and fishing. Climate Change Carbon dioxide and methane contribute to global warming. Neglecting flue gas cleaning methods means subjecting innocent people to health issues, hospital bills, and, sometimes, early deaths.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets. It is a catalyst for helping to restore natural balances," explains Casely.

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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. Undeterred, De Decker responded by publishing an article on the sustainable benefits of harvesting coppice wood. ” 2. .”

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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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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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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Untreated screenings are also a source of methane emissions, a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Moreover, spent biochar can be used to enhance the quality of biosolids, an organic fertiliser that many treatment plants produce, and which is applied to soils where it sequesters carbon for centuries.

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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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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

We recognise the need for beef to be more environmentally sound, more socially responsible, and more economically viable,' says Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. But many campaigners counter that beef consumption is likely to have to shrink if national net zero emissions goals are to be met.

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Sustainability Consulting

MAY 19, 2023

With so many choices available, it can be difficult to keep sustainability in mind when making decisions about our pets. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to make your pet care routine more eco-friendly and environmentally sustainable. Check out this list for an excellent list of sustainable products.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Since then, leading industry associations and agrochemical companies have used their lobbying might to push back against core European measures aiming to lead the transition to a more sustainable way of farming. The European Biodiversity strategy, which is another core plank of the Green Deal, includes similar goals. Credit: Pixabay.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

South Cave Tractors Managing Director Tony Levitt explains: “The ‘cut and collect’ set-up being used by GVA was already supporting sustainability by sucking up the cut grass, then scarifying the ground ready for planting with wildflower seeds. Dead grass that’s simply left to rot can also build up the bank of soil over the years.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

As the quest for sustainable energy intensifies, biomass emerges as a pivotal player in the arena of renewable resources. As we seek alternatives to fossil fuels, biomass holds significant potential due to its sustainability. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2022

Forage-based diets that limit cows' methane-rich burps and better soil management to boost grass growth are all part of a new plan by Ben & Jerry's to cut greenhouse gas emissions to half the industry average by 2024.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Need for Sustainability. The need for sustainable e-commerce is growing as customers become more environmentally sensitive. The entire amount of greenhouse gasses (such as carbon dioxide and methane) produced by human actions is known as a carbon footprint. (Learn more about the overhaul of the food chain to reduce waste.).

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 25, 2019

Its researchers proudly brandished a 96-page “synthesis” of its World Resources Report: Creating A Sustainable Food Future. The CFS, Herren’s institute, has by the way recently published its own report into how to feed the world sustainably. . Back in Katowice, the World Resources Institute (WRI) did its best to “tell it like it is.”

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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.”. Sustainable farming campaigners such as the U.K. Sustainable farming campaigners such as the U.K. For example, while Brazilian meat giant JBS reported emissions of 7.14

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This flaunting of environmentalism began in the 1960s, an era when the sustainability movement started to gain momentum. Another study named The Global Sustainability Study 2021 , by Simon-Kucher and Partners , revealed a significant global paradigm shift in how consumers view sustainability.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 7, 2022

US-based agtech startup Fyto has raised $15 million in Series A funding for its specialized aquatic “superplants” that can be used for animal feed, food and soil health ingredients. Agricultural waste streams often end up in water supplies as runoff, and in the atmosphere as nitrous oxide, methane and CO2, says Prapas.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The environment is an important factor in sustaining flora and fauna. It’s the source of the food, water, air, and other relevant conditions that sustain life on earth. Moreover, poor methods of managing waste lead to an increase in soil and water contamination and air pollution. Promotes Sustainable Lifestyle.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Mitigation efforts could include stopping deforestation , decarbonizing operations , and slashing methane emissions. Among the simplest things business leaders can do to better understand their impact and risk is to fully map their supply chains and assess each link’s risk, sustainability and resilience.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 1, 2023

To make matters worse, when food rots in a landfill, it produces huge amounts of methane — a greenhouse gas at least 28 times as potent as carbon dioxide. But in compost bins, microbes convert that organic matter into nutrient-rich soil, keeping the carbon out of the atmosphere and producing valuable fertilizer. How amazing is this?!

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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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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2021

’s annual methane emissions in 2019, diverting waste into pottery — or just about anything else — could help make a dent in emissions. The company developed the material as a soil amendment, material additive, filter and colorant, and is devising other uses. Each planter comes with DEN sustainable soil.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2022

Finally, Regrow will ground-truth these claims with field soil carbon samples to calibrate the models. "It Kellogg's program is focusing on methane emissions that occur during the flooding process of growing rice in Arkansas and Louisiana.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Regenerative farming is the current zeitgeist in the fight for sustainable farming practices. It provides both a connection with the deep history of land management and a template for sustainable food production for the future. has grown to become the largest processor and distributor of sustainable and regenerative meat in California.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Industrial agriculture contributes to deforestation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, and considerable methane emissions. The People’s Autonomous Response claims that big corporations were therefore allowed to design a system that primarily benefits their interests. This data typically isn’t owned by farmers.

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