GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Selling the reef credits funds investments in more efficient fertilizer practices such as matching the application to the needs of specific crops and removing compact soil to decrease excess runoff, according to GreenCollar. But the high degree of rainfall in the area produces intense agricultural runoff into the ocean near the reef.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. Soil protection is of the utmost importance to ensure the success of our future agri-food systems, ecosystem restoration and all lives on earth," he said.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

As a result, coffee production will be greatly limited in medium and lower elevations by 2030 to 2050. When production is reduced, farmers may use more chemicals in the growing process, which harms the soil and water sources, further degrading the planet and human health. The cycle is self-fulfilling. .

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

One example of an organization with which BCG already works is Indigo Ag, the company behind the Terraton Initiative, an effort to draw down 1 trillion tons of atmospheric CO2 through regenerative agriculture and soil wellness initiatives.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

billion over the next five years to meet its net-zero by 2050 aspirations. Almost one-third of the money that Nestlé intends to invest will be dedicated to cultivating regenerative agricultural practices that improve soil health and reduce dependence on synthetic fertilizer across 500,000-plus farms from which Nestlé sources ingredients.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 7, 2020

It’s estimated that new or restored forests could remove up to 10 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2050. As scientists learn more about the role of other factors, such as carbon in the soil , it is increasingly clear that planting the right kind of trees matters as much as the number.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 20, 2022

Through the development of new peatland models, the consortium will also identify the best management options to reduce peatland greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The project is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and involves 23 UK and international project partners contributing vital datasets and expertise.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

Recent works completed in South Croydon used the proprietary soil enhancement system developed by Soil Science. Water utilities are working to 2030, while the construction industry has 2050 in its sights. When Soil Science builds a temporary road, working platform or compound, topsoils are stripped and saved.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2020

Royal Society study author argues people 'should be as appalled' by badly managed soils as deforestation. Bringing together the latest evidence on the "diverse and underappreciated" functions soils perform, the science body's research points to many "win-win" benefits that arise from protecting and improving soils.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A Healthier Earth will have a central plot to demonstrate biochar’s role in both carbon capture and soil improvement, including its ability to tackle food and water security in desert environments. Biochar production is still in its infancy but if we incentivised production at scale, by 2050 it could lock 2.6

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Grist

JULY 19, 2021

It can grow in partial shade and doesn’t give a damn about soil moisture as long as it’s not growing in a desert. Poison ivy might love soil warming even more than it loves CO2.” By comparison, the other plants she studies at the Harvard Forest only grow between 10 and 20 percent faster in warmer soil.

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Grist

MAY 25, 2021

Scientists said the past failure to rapidly cut emissions means some CO2 will need to be removed from the atmosphere to reach net zero by 2050 and halt the climate crisis. degrees Celsius without both cutting emissions and removing billions of metric tons of CO2 a year by 2050. The £30 million ($42.5 The £30 million ($42.5

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Use of resources has tripled (automatic PDF download) since 1970 and could double again by 2050 if business continues as usual. The circular economy concept is all about making better use of natural resources such as forests, soil, water, air, metals and minerals. percent gets recycled and used again. We would need 1.5

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Green Tech Challenge

APRIL 17, 2019

Frederik Van Deurs, Co-Founder of Green Innovation Group A/S Diary from the future 17/04/2050 I woke up this morning and had my coffee with the sound of lapping waves like music in my ears. Today, in 2050 cars are already obsolete, as we don't have to work in specific places anymore. In only 30 years so many things have changed.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

And natural greenhouse gas removals, or carbon sinks, from forests, peatland and soil would need significant scaling up over the next decade and beyond, the report finds, with 460,000 hectares of new mixed woodland required by 2035, and 260,000 hectares of farmland shifting over to producing energy crops. per cent by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Despite being on the same west-facing elevation, one of those sections had been retrofitted with an exterior living wall façade, comprised of a flexible felt fabric sheet system with pockets allowing for soil and planting. lower than that of the original structure.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The research being conducted by Heriot-Watt and Virginia Tech will investigate how the soil behind sea walls is impacted by repeated wetting and drying cycles over time from waves overtopping the sea walls. In the US, the coastal sea level by 2050 is predicted to be between 0.25- 0.30 metres and 4.3 metres and 3.6

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Watersheds are degraded by wildfires’ pollutants; they also can lead to soil erosion causing more problems for waterways. The paper calls for a radical change in government spending on wildfires, shifting their investments from reaction and response to prevention and preparedness. Wildfires and climate change are mutually exacerbating.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Soil Association reveals that lockdown sparked a sales surge for organic certified products. Louisa Pharaoh, director of fundraising at the Soil Association, said: "Organic September is a brilliant opportunity for us to talk to people about the Soil Association and all the work we are doing to restore nature, health and a safe climate.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

billion tonnes of waste is dumped globally, with devastating effects on our air, oceans and soil. Faisal Butt, Founder and Managing Partner at Pi Labs, said: “With global annual waste generation predicted to increase by 70% between 2018 and 2050, we urgently need innovative solutions to help us move towards a zero waste economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Grant Aarons, CEO and founder of FabricNano said: “Enhanced rock weathering with enzymes is a globally viable option for reaching net zero by 2050. FabricNano applies an extra layer of this enzyme to the top-dressing of cropland where it helps to drive even more storage of carbon by weathering basalt rock fines.

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Biotechnology Agriculture Carbon Patents 147

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

The initiative will work with farmers to create stores of water – both in soil “sponges” as well as lakes and ponds – that can be “re-charged” through wet weather, then drawn on through ever-more common dry seasons, to the benefit of either the farmers themselves, or local communities.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. Raised in Iowa, Ford became the only openly gay Fortune 500 CEO in 2018.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Sustainable agriculture means farming and grazing in a way that doesn’t work the soil to death, or deforest en masse to make way for croplands. Sometimes it’s as simple as rotating crops on a plot of land to allow the soil a season or two to rest, or switching from chemical fertilizer and pesticide to compost and organic anti-pest solutions.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

As a result, the plans of companies analysed in the study fall short of tying the firms to transformative action, with the report’s co-authors concluding the firm’s plans lack “the ambition necessary to significantly reduce pollution, environmental degradation, emissions or even increase soil carbon sequestration”.

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 9, 2024

The resources minister, Madeleine King, released the government’s gas roadmap on Wednesday, which sets out plans for gas to be used in Australia to 2050 and beyond, including the exploration and opening of new gas fields as a priority.

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Grist

APRIL 27, 2022

The report warns that if nothing changes, by 2050, we can expect significant hits to crop yields, the degradation of an additional expanse of land the size of South America, and the loss of carbon locked up in poor soils and threatened peatlands.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

A new report by the think tank claims the UK can achieve its statutory net zero emissions targets for the land-use sector by supporting farmers and land managers to create healthy natural carbon sinks, such as woodlands, peatlands, and soils.

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Grist

JUNE 25, 2021

Examples of tipping points include the feedback between rising temperatures and permafrost melt; as the Arctic warms, frozen soils rich in organic carbon known as permafrost start to thaw, releasing the stores of ancient carbon locked inside. The 2015 Paris Agreement set a warming target of 1.5 degrees C (2.7 “Even at 1.5

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The EU Green Deal , Europe’s ambitious strategy to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, is now working to transform the agriculture sector from a carbon emitter to a promising carbon sink. However, this sector also contributes 10% of EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, proposing challenges to EU climate targets.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Energy Vault (EV) uses waste materials such as excavated soil at customer construction sites, mine tailings, coal combustion residuals (coal ash), and fiberglass to make its long-duration energy storage systems. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

These are the innovators who are creating the huge companies of the future – ones that invest in workers, reduce pollution, restore our soils and lower the costs of food and energy.” The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 gigatons of CO2 annually by 2030.

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Soil Recycling Recycling Carbon 111

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2024

Peatlands store around one-third of the world’s soil carbon, playing a vital role in reducing carbon emissions and combatting climate change. Researchers will develop new ways to monitor carbon emissions from vast swathes of peatland after winning almost half a million pounds to develop new sensors that can be used in remote areas.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Many major banks have set targets to reduce financed greenhouse gas emissions in their loan portfolios to zero by 2050 (also known as net zero targets). They join a growing movement of companies throughout the agricultural supply chain to set ambitious targets to reach net zero by 2050 to prevent the most severe impacts from climate change.

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Agriculture Climate change North America Soil 101

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Honourable mentions: · Totem Games – water 2050 video game. The project also contributes to the hydraulic recharge of a local aquifer and is protecting the ecosystem by avoiding soil erosion, enhancing the soil profile and recovering native vegetation. Google – seawater cooling system, Hamina Data Centre, Finland.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Cooling Recycling 147

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The UK Government’s new Net Zero Strategy sets out for the first time how the Government intends to halve UK emissions in little over a decade, and to eliminate them by 2050. Overall, the Strategy’s ambitions align to the UK’s emissions targets of Net Zero by 2050 and a 78% reduction from 1990 to 2035 (63% relative to 2019).

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