GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Ag also is a major contributor both to water pollution and climate change; the water sector, which includes the collection and treatment of wastewater, accounts for 4 percent of total global electricity consumption, according to the International Energy Agency. And, of course, there’s climate change.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Big industry names such as Bayer and Cargill said they would help farmers transition to regenerative methods, and big names from the wider corporate world — JPMorgan Chase and IBM, for instance — bought some of the first carbon credits from Indigo Carbon, an soil offsets marketplace. Some prominent experts think not.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

From an unprecedented pandemic to a global economic downturn to the intensifying impacts of climate change, we can’t say we’ll miss 2020. If this year has shown us anything, it’s that the health of our planet and the health of humans are inextricably linked. . Media Source. Shutterstock. Media Authorship. Media Source.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

As the climate changes, crop cultivation becomes more challenging (image credit: Joanna Clarke, CC-BY 4.0 To meet the agricultural challenges caused by climate change and a growing population, we need to improve crop production. How can we sustainably feed our growing population as the climate changes?

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 3, 2025

Farmers are being asked to produce sustainable food, protect biodiversity, improve soil health and combat climate change all while facing unprecedented economic challenges and pressures from development.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

Yet, swirling beneath the surface all of the major issues of the 21st century — climate change, globalization, immigration, women’s rights and wealth inequity — are being played out in remote coffee villages around the world. . As a result, coffee production will be greatly limited in medium and lower elevations by 2030 to 2050.

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Grist

DECEMBER 18, 2024

But these policies often address climate change in isolation without regard for other pressing issues like a decline in biodiversity, the contamination of freshwater sources, and the pollution of agricultural soils. targets on biodiversity, sustainable development, and climate mitigation; its also more cost-effective.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Lead author of the study Jane Lucas measures CO2 production from prairie soil samples in Moscow, Idaho (image credit: Dana Whitmore). Combined stressors could impair soils’ ability to cycle nutrients and trap carbon, says a group from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. The inclusion of biodiversity is part of Textile Exchange's Climate+ strategy, which focuses on urgent climate action and recognizes that soil health, water and biodiversity will play a key role in this transition. New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion.

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Grist

AUGUST 20, 2024

And they’re putting on an unorthodox show for the handful of humans who know where, and how, to tune in — a complex symphony of vibrations and pulses that relay the state of the very soils these organisms are moving within. So actually, you can tell slight differences between the acoustic profiles of these little critters.”

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

They also used products from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer satellite instrument to provide information on vegetation health.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Behind climate change, the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef is poor water quality. Behind climate change, the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef is poor water quality. HSBC’s climate commitments include investing at least $750 billion in sustainable financing over the next 10 years. HSBC paid $36.40

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future, warns the Nature Friendly Farming Network, an independent organisation that aims to unite farmers across the UK. The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.

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Grist

MARCH 14, 2023

The research relies on satellite data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, used to measure subtle changes in Earth’s stores of water, including groundwater, surface water, snow, ice, and soil moisture. So how is climate change making the world both drier and wetter at the same time?

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

.” “Despite warm words and promises to listen to health professionals and worried parents,” she said, “when it comes to the crunch, they have chosen to let the public down.” in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines.”. Soil and biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

If we continue to lose biodiversity, the world’s most vulnerable people will not be able to adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food, according to a report released on 7 October by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). We are at a critical juncture.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

The freshwater change planetary boundary has been transgressed, according to a new international study. Green water is the water cycle available to plants, including rainfall and soil moisture. But we are profoundly changing the water cycle. It depends on soil moisture for its survival.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2020

billion based on exchange rates this week) over the next decade in efforts to tackle climate change and deliver on a new goal to ensure net zero emissions across its value chain by 2039. Marc Engel, chief supply chain officer at the company, said that empowering farmers would deliver a "step change" in regenerating nature. "If

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

CSA enhances soil health and builds climate resilience, while aiming to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. We wanted to evaluate biochar as climate-smart practices through field observations/measurements, big data analysis, and numerical modeling,” says lead researcher Wei Ren. “We What is biochar?

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Grist

JUNE 18, 2024

That may not be such a big deal for a human, but new research shows that the microbial action in icy Arctic soils might not be so different. In a self-perpetuating feedback loop , the warmer it gets, the more active soil microbes become. McGivern points out it may also mean more polyphenol-laden soil for the microbes to break down.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

As far back as 2008 we thought it eco-crazy to dig up knotweed infested soils from one site only to dump it in a landfill site, many miles away. This avoids the environmental and financial costs of consigning vast quantities of otherwise good soil to landfill and importing clean fill. Bagged biochar.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We have to minimize the risk of extreme wildfires by being better prepared: invest more in fire risk reduction, work with local communities, and strengthen global commitment to fight climate change” said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director. Wildfires and climate change are mutually exacerbating.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

The circular economy concept is all about making better use of natural resources such as forests, soil, water, air, metals and minerals. billion tons) and play a crucial role in averting the dangerous impacts of climate change. Protect human health and biodiversity. Make better use of finite resources. Boost economies.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

Soil scientist Neil Fuller launches the Sustainable Landscapes Wolds Programme with East Yorkshire farmers. A five-year collaboration is underway between Yorkshire Water and a group of innovative farmers, who are making a bid to improve water and soil quality on the Yorkshire Wolds. per cent to 6.0

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

This could see the creation of wildflower habitat for pollinators, green spaces for people, or new woodlands and wetlands which are important for both healthy communities and in the fight against climate change. The pilots will also help kick-start the creation of over a million acres of habitats for wildlife.

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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Agriculture, forestry, and land use emissions have a notable influence on global climate change, contributing 26% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Carbon farming, also known as regenerative agriculture, aims to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) in the soil, by maximizing plant growth and minimizing soil disturbance.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 12, 2022

Much of the work we have done to produce these feeds draws on the use of passive microwave sensors, which provide unique insight in measuring water content in soils and vegetation. We developed relationships with customers like the Dutch Water Authorities , who use Soil Water Content data to keep track of flooding threats.

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Grist

MARCH 14, 2023

The research relies on satellite data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, used to measure subtle changes in Earth’s stores of water, including groundwater, surface water, snow, ice, and soil moisture. So how is climate change making the world both drier and wetter at the same time?

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Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2021

This is a concern not only for the oceans and the creatures that live there, but increasingly for human health as we consume plastic in the foods we eat. While these are small steps, Amazon has committed to tackling climate change in two big ways. Here is the list of grantees.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Climate action 4. Health CLIMATE IMPACTS Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe by Mario Alejandro Ariza, 2020 A deeply reported personal investigation by a Miami journalist examines the present and future effects of climate change in the Magic City -- a watery harbinger for coastal cities worldwide.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Schuster’s study is the first in the world to examine how climate change may be affecting the way this invisible ecosystem moves. His paper cracks open the door to an entirely new chapter of research into the field of air microbiology and its implications for human and planetary health in a warming world.

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Grist

JULY 11, 2023

The blistering weather had many people wondering: Is this climate change? Although the event was exceedingly abnormal — a 1-in-1,000-year event in today’s climate, according to some estimates — researchers say that without global warming it would have been at least 150 times rarer and several degrees cooler. Already, the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

He said it was exciting to see the strong focus on forests at this week’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) underway in Egypt, with Australia joining world leaders in committing to halting forest loss and land degradation by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

Innovative farming methods will be used to help address the affects of climate change, in a new project announced on 21 March by Blenheim Estate. The group will be working in partnership with British climate tech firm A Healthier Earth on the ForestFactory concept.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Protections like the Habitats Regulations must be strengthened, not removed, if Government is to have any hope of delivering its promises for restoring nature and tackling climate change. The estimated cost to UK farmers of soil degradation alone is £1.2 billion each year.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2021

"Too many Americans live without any affordable means of cleanly disposing of the waste from their toilets, and must live with the resulting filth," writes Catherine Coleman Flowers, an environmental health advocate, in her book "Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret," published by The New Press in November.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

These cross-sections of tree trunks, known as stem disks — or more informally as cookies — are telling a potentially worrisome tale about the ability of forests to be critical hedges against accelerating climate change. Forest Service. The most recent Forest Service figures show that U.S. Probably not. on Sep 8, 2019.

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