GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

Overall, businesses creating all sorts of meat alternatives raised $3.1 Alternative meat, dairy and egg products make up more than half of that, at $2.1 Seafood stand-ins not only promise a low carbon footprint, they seek to serve people with dietary restrictions.

Seafood 515

Seafood Startups Meat alternatives Innovation 515

GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Soil removes about 25 percent of the world’s fossil fuel emissions each year through carbon sequestering, a natural way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. More biodiversity is in the earth beneath our feet than in all above ground ecosystems combined. billion was invested in agrifood tech across 1,858 deals in 2019.

Soil 252

Soil Agriculture Health Meat alternatives 252

Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Nobody wants the food they consume to have destroyed forests, habitats, and wildlife on its way to their plate, and yet the system that underpins our global food supplies today continues to be one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss and climate change worldwide. These three levers are in part interdependent," it adds.

Sustainability 97

Sustainability Biodiversity Meat alternatives Agriculture 97

Business Green

MAY 5, 2022

Climate impact of beef worldwide is far higher than that of microbial-meat alternatives, according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

Meat alternatives 69

Meat alternatives Biotech Biotechnology Methane 69

Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

A major new report from the Environmental Defense Fund asks some challenging questions about the limited progress the agricultural sector has made in tackling its out-sized climate and biodiversity impacts - and offers some invaluable guidance on how up its sustainability efforts.

Agriculture 97

Agriculture Sustainability Carbon-neutral Meat alternatives 97

Business Green

JULY 25, 2021

If the government acts decisively, we can tackle the three pronged challenges of climate change mitigation, biodiversity net gain and the obesity crisis. To do this, we must focus on natural ingredients, not over-processed fake meats. We must grasp the opportunity that the National Food Strategy provides.

Meat alternatives 41

Meat alternatives Soil Climate change Biodiversity 41

Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2023

As many commentators have noted, there is no silver bullet for tackling carbon emissions. So it stands to reason that, focusing decarbonisation efforts on just a handful of these carbon intensive sectors could make an outsized impact to the global transition to net zero. It requires tipping points - self accelerating change.

Policy 73

Policy Agriculture Carbon-negative Hydrogen 73