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Academic paper highlights AD’s current and future carbon footprint

Envirotec Magazine

Using real world data from 2019, the paper sets out the opportunity for massively improving the climate benefits of recycling food waste to produce renewable energy and green fertiliser for farmers. Bath University’s research not only validates those efforts but reinforces our vision to improve our already fantastic carbon credentials.”.

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The Environmental Impact Of Biomedical Waste And How To Reduce It

The Environmental Blog

Biomedical waste is a term used to describe waste that is generated from healthcare facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. This type of waste can be hazardous to human health and the environment if not managed properly. Additionally, it can pose health risks to humans and animals.

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Greentown Sector Pitch Day Highlights Solutions for Agricultural Decarbonization and Resilience

Greentown Labs

The food and agriculture industry, responsible for 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, is ripe for climatetech innovations that reduce waste and emissions and restore healthy ecosystems. Clearly, there’s a tremendous opportunity to rethink and improve our entire food system to address both its negative climate and social impacts.

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Biomass Energy: Pros and Cons Explained

Hydrogen Fuel News

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options

Green Business Bureau

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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Drax accused of using wood from carbon-rich forest in Canada to supply UK power plant

Business Green

Drax has come in for renewed scrutiny over the environmental sustainability of its supply chain, with a major investigation having found evidence of carbon-rich primary forests in western Canada being felled to supply wood pellet feedstock for Britain's biggest power station in North Yorkshire.

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Plant-based metal? The mining industry could get a sustainable makeover.

Grist

Over time, they suck the soil dry of metals like nickel, zinc, cobalt, and even gold. At the midpoint of that range, a farmer would net a cool $3,800 per acre of nickel at today’s prices – which, van der Ent added, is “on par with some of the best-performing agricultural crops on fertile soils, while operating costs are similar.”.