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Mondel?z International Advances Progress Toward 2050 Net Zero Emissions Goal

3BL Media

After joining the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)’s Net Zero Carbon Ambition two years ago, the Company has submitted a time-bound plan within SBTi’s timeframe, consistent with the 1.5°C C protocol.

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Bayer Expands Existing Investment To Acquire Majority Share in Sustainable Lower Carbon Oilseed Producer Covercress Inc.

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CoverCress™ is a rotational cash crop which combines grain production with the environmental benefits of a cover crop without displacing other harvests. CCI, which will continue to operate as an independent entity, has developed CoverCress™ as a unique crop whose grain is a lower carbon, low-input source for fuel and feed.

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How Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss Affect All of Us? (Part 2)

Sense and Sustainability

This is good news for farmers, but only if this carbon dioxide ‘fertilizing’ effect matches enough soil moisture and other nutrients. More than a third of the world’s land surface and about 75% of freshwater resources are now used for crop or livestock production.

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“Now is the time for action”: scientists identify pathways to meet global biodiversity targets

Sustainable Development Network

Top actions (shifting diets, increasing crop and livestock productivity, constraining agricultural land expansion) can in many cases also address climate mitigation, without compromising food security. But a caveat is that industrial methods for increasing productivity are bad news for biodiversity, and for pretty much everything else.

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. The report also found that at least a third of wood pellet facilities violated their air permit limits in 2017.

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Six Big Findings from the IPCC Report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

Chris Hall

Kelly Levin, Chief of Science, Data and Systems Change at the Bezos Earth Fund, highlights the key messages for investors, corporates and policymakers. The 2022 IPCC report also details which climate adaptation approaches are most effective and feasible, as well as which groups of people and ecosystems are most vulnerable.

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Soil Health Institute Receives Grant From Wells Fargo to Develop DNA Sequence Based Indicators of Soil Health

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Most carbon inputs from crop residues and root exudates must be transformed by microbial community members prior to stabilizing in the soil profile,” explained Dr. Rieke. News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories. Healthy soils are the foundation for rejuvenating our land.