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Doubling Down on Animal-Free Dairy, Fonterra Looks to Advance Superbrewed Food’s Postbiotic Cultured Protein
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is exploring how US biomass fermentation startup Superbrewed Food's Postbiotic Cultured Protein can complement its dairy portfolio.
Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, is continuing to explore!-->!-->!-->…
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India Releases 109 High-Yielding, Resilient Crop Varieties for Climate-Vulnerable Farmers
The Indian government has introduced over 100 high-yielding, climate-resilient varieties of crops for farmers, a group among the country's most vulnerable to global warming.
India has unveiled 109 future-facing varieties of crops for an!-->!-->!-->…
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Walmart Taps Denali’s ‘Depackaging’ Solution to Recycle Food Waste in 1,400 Stores
In its efforts to reduce food waste, Walmart has teamed up with organics recycler Denali to bring repackaging technology to over 1,400 stores.
As it moves towards its global zero-waste goal, America's largest retailer has introduced a!-->!-->!-->…
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In the Latest Blow to Carbon Offsets, A Third of All Credits Fail Key Market Test
A third of all renewable energy carbon credit projects have failed to meet the 'high-integrity' standards required to use the Core Carbon Principles label.
Major worries are emitting from the carbon offsets sector, after an industry!-->!-->!-->…
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With Extreme Rainfall, Climate Change is Worsening Sewer Systems & Illness
In hundreds of US cities and towns, extreme rainfalls are overwhelming outdated sewer systems, flooding waterways with untreated sewage.
By Kait Parker
Although raw sewage and gastrointestinal illnesses are rarely topics broached in!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Four in 10 Scientists Don’t Eat Meat Out of Climate Change Concerns, and A Third Are Ready to Give It Up
Almost three-quarters of scientists around the world either follow mostly meat-free diets or are willing to go vegan/vegetarian out of concern for the climate, a new survey has found.
Nearly all global scientists (96%) believe climate!-->!-->!-->…
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Discredited: Corporate Climate Watchdog SBTi Says Carbon Credits Are ‘Ineffective’
The world's leading judge of corporate climate goals has described carbon credits as largely "ineffective" in a key study, although it leaves the door open for limited use.
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Netherlands Rejected Meat Tax Based on ‘Biased’ Report, Finds New Investigation
The Dutch government's decision against implementing a tax on meat products in 2021 was based on a one-sided, biased report, an investigation has found.
A government-commissioned report calling a meat tax in the Netherlands "unfeasible"!-->!-->!-->…
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23% of US Congress Members Are Climate Change Deniers – And They’re All Republican
A new report has found that nearly a quarter of elected federal officials in the US think climate change is a hoax, and all of them belong to the Republican Party.
“We’ve had freezing periods in the 1970s. They said it was going to be a!-->!-->!-->…
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Brazil Orders Cattle Rancher to Pay $50M for Destroying the Amazon
A Brazilian cattle farmer has been fined $50M for destroying parts of the Amazon rainforest, and ordered to restore the land he deforested.
A federal court in Brazil last month froze the assets of a local cattle rancher, ordering him to!-->!-->!-->…
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Climate Change is Slowing the Earth’s Rotation – and Making Our Days Longer
Melting ice caps have made the Earth thicker, slowed its rotation and lengthened its days, impacting financial transactions, GPS and cellphone networks.
The mass melting of polar ice caps is changing the shape of the Earth, causing each!-->!-->!-->…
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Tuber Protein: ReaGenics Creates Potatoes with 31% Protein via Plant Cell Culture
Israeli startup ReaGenics has developed a cell-based potato with 31% protein content, which could rise even higher.
As first reported by AgFunderNews, ReaGenics, an Israeli biotech startup leveraging cellular tissue culturing to grow!-->!-->!-->…
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This Vegan Olympian Just Won Gold, and Bagged Paris 2024’s Highest Prize Money
Hong Kong épée fencer Vivian Kong Man Wai won gold at the Olympics and took home HK$6M ($770,000), the highest prize money at Paris 2024.
A lot has been made about the focus on vegan and vegetarian food at Paris 2024, as the Olympics!-->!-->!-->…
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Beef at the Olympics, Literally: Paris 2024 U-Turn on Meat Shows How Far We Are from A Viable Protein Transition
Paris 2024 was touted to be the most sustainable ever, with a majority of food being meatless – now, the Olympics has reneged on this promise. It's a major failure.
For months, one of the dominating themes about the 2024 Olympics has!-->!-->!-->…
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The Climate is Changing So Quickly, We Haven’t Seen How Bad Extreme Weather Can Get
By Simon H Lee, lecturer in atmospheric science, University of St Andrews; Hayley J Fowler, professor of climate change impacts, Newcastle University; and Paul Davies, chief meteorologist, Met Office
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Overfishing is Bad for Marine Life – and the Planet
Just by ending the practice of overfishing, we could store the same amount of carbon as 6.5 million acres of forest each year.
By Sophie Kevany
In the search for winning climate solutions, the world’s oceans are an undisputed!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Cadillac Releases Sollei Concept EV with Interiors Featuring MycoWorks’ Mycelium Biomaterials
General Motors has unveiled a new concept EV under its Cadillac division, which features biomaterials made from MycoWorks' mycelium.
We've heard a lot of comparisons between electric vehicles (EVs) and alternative proteins, but could!-->!-->!-->…
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The Sporting World is Feeling the Effects of Climate Change – Here’s How It’s Adapting
By Mark Charlton, net-zero research theme director, De Montfort University
In the unlikely event I ever run another marathon, I wouldn’t want to do it at night. But some famous global running events, including the world!-->!-->!-->…
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Hollywood Could Be The World’s Most Powerful Weapon in the Climate Fight
This was my second year attending the Hollywood Climate Summit and for the 2024 edition, the organizers took things to another level. The event was packed with insights, inspiration, and information. Founders Heather Fipps, Allison!-->!-->!-->…
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NoPalm Ingredients Sizzles with €5M Seed Funding to Scale Palm Oil Alternative
Dutch startup NoPalm Ingredients has raised €5M ($5.4M) in a seed funding round to accelerate production of its sustainable palm oil alternative.
The investment round was led by Rubio Impact Ventures, and co-led by Oost NL, Fairtree!-->!-->!-->…
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In the Philippines, A Human Rights Report Delivers Hope for Climate Justice
A 2022 Philippine Commission on Human Rights report links fossil fuel companies to climate change and human rights impacts, boosting climate justice efforts. It calls for stricter regulations, corporate accountability, and reparations for!-->…
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