Climate Change

In its flagship report on the state of the U.K.'s food system, The Food Foundation reveals struggles across the country in the wake of Brexit, covid, and the ongoing impact of climate change. "The Broken Plate" report from the Food…
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By: Mary Retta Watching An Inconvenient Truth in your middle-school science class. Hearing Greta Thunberg’s calls to join weekly school strikes. Driving away from smouldering wildfires engulfing dry California hillsides. …
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The cement industry is a leading contributor to climate change, accounting for at least eight percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions. A new algae limestone could help the industry become carbon neutral. The cement industry has…
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The next big sustainable protein could come from the methane emissions of the animals it's aiming to replace as String Bio and Woodside Energy announce a protein collaboration using methane emissions. Indian-based String Bio, a biotech…
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Despite being one of the most popular places to find content about climate change and sustainability, TikTok parent company ByteDance is failing on its cloud climate commitments, according to a new report from Greenpeace. In its third…
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By: Amanda Schupak From a beef-heavy diet to growing crops that don’t feed people – the biggest challenges facing the agriculture industry. Food and the climate crisis are locked in a tangled web of cause and effect. Globally, food…
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New research on methane—a greenhouse gas that traps more heat than CO2—shows that despite its big role in climate change, there are fewer financial resources directed at reducing it. In a new report from Climate Policy Initiative (CPI),…
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Seattle's climate-friendly 'beanless' Atomo Coffee has announced the closing of its Series A, with a $40 million investment led by S2G Ventures, AgFunder, and Horizons Ventures. Reverse engineering the coffee bean to help address the…
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Solar-powered vehicle start-up Lightyear says it will begin production later this year on its Lightyear 0 with solar panels mounted to the vehicle to recharge the electric battery. The Netherlands-based Lightyear says it will produce…
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New research connects rural agricultural emissions including ammonia, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen oxides to urban pollution issues. The new research, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, looked at fertilized…
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Food has a transportation problem. According to new research, 19 percent of food-related emissions come from transport, a number seven times higher than previous estimates. Research published in the journal Nature Food says the world's…
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Unilever has formed a strategic partnership with San Diego-based biotech Genomatica (‘Geno’) to pursue a path to commercialisation for the latter’s microbial fermented alternative to unsustainable palm oil. Unilever anticipates other…
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Australia's Qantas Airways is investing $200 million in bringing sustainable aviation fuel to Australia's airline industry. The announcement comes as part of the airline's commitment to helping the country's efforts to reduce carbon…
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Hong Kong-based ombnichannel food app KIN has just closed a $3.7 million pre-Series A funding round with participation confirmed by Tony Yeung, Chris Liu, Optimus Capital, and more to connect consumers more intrinsically to their food…
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An inaugural partnership between Hong Kong real estate developer Sino Group and local sustainability-focused startup EcoBricks upcycled over 5,400 kg of plastic waste into construction bricks at the city’s Gold Coast in the Tuen Mun…
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Swedish furniture giant IKEA is encouraging children to make their schools more sustainable through a new design challenge. Sustainability has taken centre stage at IKEA in recent years, impacting its production and packaging of…
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Danish toy giant Lego Group says it's investing more than $1 billion into a carbon-neutral toy factory in Virginia. More than 1,700 jobs and enough solar energy to match all of the factory's needs are just two of the highlights of the…
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Reducing food waste is the single best solution to the climate crisis, suggests a recent study. Project Drawdown identified the strategy as having the most tangible potential to reduce emissions. It is not the first time that an adaptation…
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Creating a sustainability action plan and actually acting on are two different things. And according to recent research, the divide between the two is evident in a number of companies. According to the report, "Closing the Green Gap,"…
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Can't imagine a world without Sriracha hot sauce? You may want to increase your efforts to combat climate change as drought conditions have put a stop on Huy Fong's Sriracha orders through September. Monterrey, Mexico, an industrial…
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With more than ten million cows and more than 26 million sheep, New Zealand's agriculture sector makes up nearly half of its greenhouse gas emissions. A new 'burp tax' could change that. With just about five million people, sheep and…
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