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AXA & ClimateSeed Unveil Insurance Policy for Mangrove Forest Protection in Mexico
Mangrove forests in Mexico have undergone mass deforestation over the years, alongside hurricane damage that has adversely affected local populations, but a new insurance policy aims to protect the fishermen restoring swamps in the Yucatán!-->…
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UK to Ban Imports of Essential Products Linked to Illegal Deforestation, But Concerns Over Scale & Producers Remain
At COP28, the UK announced its intention to ban imports of everyday essentials linked to illegal deforestation, which will affect large companies with high turnovers. But environmental experts and campaigners have raised questions about!-->…
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Bezos Earth Fund Commits $57M for Future Food Transformation as Part of $1B Climate Fund
On the same day leaders around the world signed a COP28 declaration recognising the impact of food on climate change, the Bezos Earth Fund has announced a $57M grant towards tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and food security,!-->…
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COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 2
Welcome to Day 2 of #COP28. In our Green Queen COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you 'skim the overwhelm'.
Catch up: DAY 1
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Cutting Out Meat Twice a Week Can Offset Almost All Your GHG Emissions from Flights: Report
Replacing 30% of meat consumption with plant-based alternatives could offset almost all of global aviation emissions, free up a carbon sink the size of India, and save all the cows alive in the US today, according to a new report by!-->…
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Bad Bovina: Food Sector Responsible for 74% of Brazil’s GHG Emissions – With Beef the Major Contributor
In Brazil, the food industry is responsible for nearly three-quarters (74%) of total greenhouse gas emissions – and beef is associated with a huge chunk of it, according to a new report.
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WWF: ‘Everyone Has a Role to Play in Tackling the Global Water Crisis’
The annual economic value of water and freshwater ecosystems is estimated to be $58T, the equivalent of about 60% of the world's GDP, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Not only does the degradation of water bodies endanger!-->…
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Coffee Crops Are Facing An Existential Crisis – Here’s How Starbucks is Helping
It may be PSL season, but coffee as we know it is changing (for the worse), and we need solutions – how can Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain, help mitigate the impact of climate change on our morning routines?
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Could the Next Pandemic Hit Crops Instead of People?
Genetic uniformity is central to modern farming. It leaves us vulnerable to plant disease breakouts.
By Saima Sidik, Grist
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12 Climate Change Books You Need To Read This Fall
After the daunting heatwaves and storms of this summer, our cheery visions of the season seem at odds with our climate-changed reality.
By Michael Svoboda, Yale Climate Connections
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Global Collaboration Village: Can this Metaverse Hub Help Fight The Climate Crisis?
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched the Global Collaboration Village, a metaverse hub to help craft solutions to the climate crisis. It brings together leaders from across the world virtually to address polar tipping points, which!-->…
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Greenwashing Risk: 64% of Agrifood Companies Have No Regenerative Agriculture Targets – New Report
While a majority of the food and retail sector's giants believe regenerative agriculture can be a solution to the climate crisis, 64% of them have not put targets in place to achieve these ambitions, according to a new study. Meanwhile,!-->…
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Hong Kong High School Student Creates Board Game to Highlight City’s Beach Pollution
A high-school student has developed Beach Board Hong Kong, a Monopoly-style game that sheds light on the environmental issues faced by the island's beaches. Featuring damning pollution facts, action prompts to tackle these challenges, it's!-->…
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The EPA Rejected Calls for Tougher Water Pollution Regulations at US Factory Farms – Now, It’s Being Sued
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a 2017 petition calling for stricter water pollution regulations for factory farms. The agency formed a research committee to recommend solutions in a process that could last!-->…
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Advocacy Group Calls for Adding ‘Zero Animal Exploitation’ as 18th UN SDG
Animal advocacy group Beyond Cruelty Foundation (BCF) is calling for the addition of SDG18 – Zero Animal Exploitation to the UN's list of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The organisation argues that none of the current 17 targets is!-->…
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These Four Nature-Based Solutions Can Help Solve Biodiversity & Climate
By Pete Smith, Professor of Soils and Global Change, University of Aberdeen; Camille Parmesan, Professor of Climate Change Impacts, CNRS, University of Texas, University of Plymouth; Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Saltyco’s BioPuff: the Plant-Based Material Revolutionising the Puffer Jacket
UK startup Saltyco has developed a BioPuff, a new bulrush-based fill material for puffer jackets that has a feather-like structure. A sustainable alternative to animal- and petroleum-based materials like duck or goose fibres and polyester!-->…
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These 8 UK Agri-Tech Startups Want To Future Proof South East Asia’s Food System
From improvements to yield, cost savings, and increasing climate resilience, there is much to change about the way we make food, especially given how much impact climate change will have on global supply chains, particularly in Southeast!-->…
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What Is Sustainability? And Why Does It Matter?
Meaningless buzzword or key survival concept? “Sustainability” is more important than ever before – but what does it even mean?
Today, googling “sustainability” turns up over 1.65 billion results. We have become so obsessed with this!-->!-->!-->…
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The E.U.’s Deforestation Ban On Everyday Items Primes U.S. to Revisit The Forest Act
The E.U.'s decision to regulate deforestation-related commodities comes in response to the growing concern about its impact on climate change and biodiversity loss. And it could bring more focus to the U.S. Forest Act.
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It’s The Land, Stupid! This Earth Day, Land-Light Farming Is The Climate Solution We All Need To Get Behind
Farming with up to 90% less land? Precision fermentation is the climate solution to get behind to 'Restore Our Earth'.
A few weeks ago, I went to 7-Eleven in Hong Kong and got myself a single-size cup of velvety cookies and cream ice!-->!-->!-->…
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