Business Green

MARCH 23, 2020

Fraction of budget spent on soils in England despite importance for combatting floods and boosting food security, Sustainable Soils Alliance warns. The Sustainable Soils Alliance (SSA) said it found just 0.41 The news comes amid growing concern about the health of soils both in the UK and worldwide.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

GreenCollar said it worked with farmers and verification auditors, including the Reef Credit Secretariat and EcoMarkets Australia , as well as the Queensland government and private sector buyers. A new reef credit marketplace hopes to save the Great Barrier Reef with corporate and government investment.// Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio. These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives. Atomo Coffee.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

For example, the application of digestate to agricultural soils can improve water retention and water cycling, boost soil organic carbon and biodiversity, and reduce soil erosion. However, putting a sensible financial estimate against these benefits is almost impossible.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 21, 2023

Study found that in some cases up to 77% of fertiliser spread on UK soil went into atmosphere Some nitrogen fertiliser types spread on UK farmland are ending up in the atmosphere, with the worst offenders emitting on average 18% of the applied nitrogen fertilizer as ammonia gas into the air. of the applied nitrogen fertiliser types.

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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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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. Such an approach is not only more likely to help the world meet various U.N.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

“These test results are breathtaking,” said EWG’s senior vice president for government affairs. Consumption of PFOS-contaminated freshwater fish can cause significant increases in peoples’ blood serum levels of the forever chemical, creating potential health risks. The problem of forever chemicals in the environment is global.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

A growing number of businesses, governments and civil society organizations are coming together to drive the change through the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE). The circular economy concept is all about making better use of natural resources such as forests, soil, water, air, metals and minerals. Boost economies.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Solid urea fertilisers emit ammonia which can harm both natural habitats and human health. The UK government has this week launched a major new consultation on how to reduce ammonia emissions from solid urea fertilisers, which have been widely blamed for exacerbating air pollution and soil degradation.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2020

If we want to have a healthy planet long into the future, we must also look after nature: forests, soil biodiversity and water ecosystems," he said. "In We will reduce the impact that our products and our operations have on the environment, and we will do our part to bring the planet back to health.".

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2024

EFRA committee questions government response to calls to put soil health on the same policy footing as water and air quality

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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

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. When plants die, the carbon stored during photosynthesis is either released back into the atmosphere or stored for long periods of time in the soil.

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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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Instead, the UK Government is pursuing a dangerous agenda of deregulation that puts the very laws protecting wildlife at even greater risk. Rather than pursuing its deregulation agenda, we need the UK Government to: Strengthen the rules that protect our most important wildlife and habitats – don’t remove them. They defend 18.8

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Business Green

JUNE 26, 2020

A year ago the government committed to making the UK a net zero emitter by 2050. In order to achieve this, there are a number of pressing environmental issues that we face, with governments, business and citizens focusing their efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and become more sustainable as a nation.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

Cornwall, Buckinghamshire, Greater Manchester, Northumberland and Cumbria local authorities were selected by the government on 14 August “to help kick-start nature recovery on a countrywide scale.” LNRS pilots will help kick-start the creation of over a million acres of habitats for wildlife and people, says Defra.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2021

Leaded petrol is no longer officially being sold or used anywhere in the world, in a move hailed by the UN as "a huge milestone for global health and out environment" and an exemplar of successful multilateral efforts to phase out harmful fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

90% of British people have carpet in their homes and almost two-thirds want action by the UK government to address this waste stream, according to consumer survey. Changing Markets, Zero Waste Europe and UKWIN call on the UK government to adopt legislation to increase carpet recycling rates. ” Recommendations.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

The pioneering governance structure will see the food giant officially entrench environmental, social and societal objectives into its bylaws, alongside more typical profit goals. Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an "enterprise à mission," a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2021

The UK government has today launched a new multi-million pound fund designed to protect tropical rainforests that cover an area equivalent to the size of Wales. And the health of the Earth's tropical forests is critical to the health of our planet - we need to do all we can to protect and preserve this vital ecosystem.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In documents filed at the High Court, the group argue that the EA acted unlawfully by abandoning a previous commitment to legislate on toxic sewage sludge by 2023 – a problem they have acknowledged presents a risk to human health. Worse in fact, as the sludge poisons the soil before seeping into waterways. The rules are at fault.

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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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Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

UK government announces 45 countries have signed up to new coalition designed to accelerate efforts to expand nature based solutions to the climate crisis ?. The government pledges come on the same day as a group of nearly 100?high-profile We need to put people, nature and climate at the core of our food systems.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2021

Our food system is driving climate change, biodiversity loss and poor health - government leadership is needed to change course, argues Pukka Herbs' co-founder Sebastian Pole. It's no secret that our current food system is driving climate change, biodiversity loss and poor health. Reward sustainable farming.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

Government-commissioned report argues UK's food system must be transformed to protect the climate, nature, and the NHS. More than half of over-45s are living with diet-related health conditions, it warns, and roughly 64,000 deaths in England are caused by poor diet.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 3, 2024

Learn how Earth observation data can help governments scale monitoring efforts and accelerate decision-making to minimize wildfire risk. Improved data frequency, resolution, and reliability are key to success, as is prioritizing digital transformation in government workflows.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2019

In 2011 the Government called for retailers to reduce peat use by 2020, but industry has shown lack of commitment to embrace these ambitions. Peatlands are carbon sinks, no different to rainforests like the Amazon – and yet peat decimation is happening on British soil.

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Planet Pulse

JULY 26, 2022

Planet recently participated in a virtual discussion with US Government leaders focused on leveraging satellite data to improve climate resilience.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The key outcomes are expected to include: improvements in soil health and its carbon sequestration potential; enhanced biodiversity; reduction in synthetic fertiliser use; enhanced water quality; and improved farmer livelihoods. The ambition is for the barley grown to be used to brew beautiful tasting Guinness.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2021

A new 'confidence survey' from the NFU has found British farmers are increasing investments in soil health, tree planting, renewable energy generation, and energy efficiency. It finds that 30 per cent of farmers are planning to invest in energy efficiency measures, up six percentage points from 24 per cent last year.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The new diagram is intended for use by academics across a range of fields for research and teaching purposes, by government agencies that fund science and landscape management, and in fundamental teaching resources such as textbooks. We showed that this knowledge is vital to improving our scientific understanding of critical zone systems.”

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The 2021 Lancet Countdown report has today warned the impacts of climate change pose increasing health risks and are exacerbating existing health and social inequalities. A 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) survey found just under half of countries surveyed have national health and climate change strategies.

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2021

Government urged to introduce ban on new intensive poultry units and take industrial chicken meat off the menu in schools and hospitals. The government has been urged to introduce an immediate ban on new intensive poultry sheds in a bid to curb deforestation and habitat loss in South America caused by soya production for UK livestock feed.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) conducted live demonstrations of its industrial Supercritical Water Oxidation (iSCWO) system for destroying PFAS chemicals before a delegation of government, remediation, and waste management company representatives on 29 August. It’s time to end the cycle of PFAS contamination for good.

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Business Green

AUGUST 31, 2022

The UK government has promised to continue to crack down on sources of industrial pollution, after today publishing a new framework for establishing the Best Available Techniques (BAT) businesses must deploy to secure environmental permits.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

Its roots sequester carbon in the soil and boost soil health, making it a regenerative agriculture dream crop. Joel VanderSchaaf planted Kernza to primarily help restore soil health to his threadbare fields, but he also harvests the wheat-like grain. Liam Richards / National Observer.

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