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Breaking the Chain: CIEL’s Battle to Unravel the Fossil Fuel Grip on Our Food System

Food Tank

Approximately 2 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions come from nitrogen fertilizers , according to a study in Nature. For example, the agrochemical company, Yara, is constructing a CCS plant with ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies next to its ammonia plant.

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Envisioning a Greener Future with Nikita Shumeiko

Agritecture Blog

This umbrella term includes topics such as biophilic design, an approach to architecture that seeks to connect building occupants more closely to nature; net-zero buildings , constructing new or retrofitting existing buildings for energy efficiency , passive house design ; and so on and so forth.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

Last year, the foundation supported the production of a report on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture , which played a significant role in the national conversation around regenerative agriculture. What’s more, deforestation is one of the main drivers of greenhouse gas emissions in animal agriculture.

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Waste and Water Woes

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

From this dishonorable top 10 list, at least eight could be considered industrial, with practices targeted toward large-scale, animal or commodity crop operations. The most expensive EQIP grant an individual farm can receive is for the construction of a methane digester, which is over $280,000 on average. water resources.

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