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Noting insufficient attention to the impact of climate change in the company's sustainability report, Calvert Investments and Trillium Asset Management call for a report on social and environmental risks to its coffee business.
by Robert Kropp
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China's low-carbon plans, how oil supply will meet demand and the effect of breeding vegetables for higher yields are among the stories on our radar this morning.
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Walmart finds financial, environmental and reputational benefits from sourcing food locally, China sees Carbon Capture as necessary to hitting climate targets, and more in today's news roundup.
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Eliminating just two to three meat-based meals each week can go a long way toward reducing emissions and slowing the process of climate change.
by Marc Gunther
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Lifecycle analyses highlight the carbon impacts of different meats, greener cargo ship guidelines, and other news from early morning radar.
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The role of North and South America in providing oil, solar demand differences in Germany and the U.S., a small attempt to reduce wine's environmental impact and increasing weights around the world are among the stories we're looking at this morning.
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Global food companies that require crops for manufacturing on an industrial scale must strike a delicate balance when it comes to sustainable agriculture as a recent talk involving PepsiCo, General Mills and experts in food and responsible investments shows.
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The cosmetics company has pledged to buy enough GreenPalm certificates to cover all of its global palm oil use.
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Two different groups have recently developed new ways to make fuels -- biodiesel and natural gas -- from waste materials in the beer-brewing process and from water-treatment algaes.
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Up to 15 percent of all greenhouse gasses come from farmers churning up soil. The International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change aims to change that by promoting concrete solutions that deliver results today.
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A study by researchers at the University of Texas finds that the embedded energy in wasted food is equal to 2 percent of the nation's annual energy budget; cutting food waste would save 350 million barrels of oil per year.
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James Woolsey and Vinod Khosla are among many VCs placing bets on a growing number of biofuels startups that are working to move the U.S. to domestic, low-carbon energy production.
by Marc Gunther
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Businesses can invest in local social and environmental projects to halt or reserve desertification, engage with suppliers to reduce degradation, and create products that improve agricultural sustainability and enable restoration of damaged land.
by Laura Ediger
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A restaurant is claiming to be the first in the world to carbon footprint everything it serves.
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Cargill's massive new waste-to-energy plant will create enough energy for 1,100 homes using the manure from 6,000 cows.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev's new environmental goals include a 30 percent reduction in water use, 10 percent drop in energy and greenhouse gas emissions, and a 99 percent waste recycling and reuse rate.
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The 41-story Marathon Oil Tower has been designated as a BOMA 360 Performance Building for its wide-ranging best practices in areas that include energy, water and waste management as well as green purchasing, life safety and tenant relations.
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The landmark memorandum of understanding identified a variety of projects that can help the dairy industry achieve those greenhouse gas reduction goals and increase its financial and environmental sustainability.
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When a meat-based entrée is being served and people are offered a vegetarian alternative, about 5 to 10 percent will request it. But what if the choices were reversed?
by Marc Gunther
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At the World Dairy Summit yesterday, industry associations from around the world signed a pact to reduce emissions associated with milk production, as well as develop and share innovations for lower-impact milk processing, packaging and distribution.
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A Worldwatch Institute report cautions against developing a climate change mitigation strategy without including agricultural and land use policies.
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A new study suggests converting biomass to electricity rather than ethanol is more efficient in terms of “miles per acre” and greenhouse gas emissions.
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A report on patents related to 'climate-ready' crops looks at which companies are filing the patents and how such crops, while providing food in extreme conditions, could hurt certain countries and people.