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Companies with a net-zero goal reduced emissions by 10% on average over the last decade; those without targets saw emissions increase Corporate commitments to net-zero accelerated over the last two

Carbon is a new income stream CARBON was a hot topic at the online Low Carbon Agriculture show, where it was discussed as a new ‘crop’ for land managers. “Carbon will be a new income stream to build into farm businesses,” said Stephen Briggs, head of soil and water at Innovation for Agriculture. Also speaking at the show, Mark Broadmeadow, the Forestry Commission’s principal advisor on climate change, said that planting trees needs to fit in with the farm business and if creatin...

Mon, 04/12/2021 - 4:05pm -- tim Fossil Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lower in 2019 and 2020; Action Steps Related to Energy Policy, District Energy, Bike Lanes, and Green Stimulus Are Key to Continued Progress EV driver Linda Provost listens to a question outside her Burlington home on Monday. To Linda’s right are Darren Springer and Jennifer Green. To Linda’s left are Mayor Weinberger, Stu McGowan, and Gabrielle Stebbins. Courtesy BED. Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Miro Weinberg...

What Is Net Zero? The term that has been doing the rounds globally is ‘net zero’. But what exactly is net zero? Net zero refers to the balance between the Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions produced vs taken out from the atmosphere. The concept of net zero can be achieved when the amount of  CO2 produced is no greater than the amount removed. The idea is to reduce the amount of human caused emissions to as low as possible, and remove CO2 emissions from the atmosphere with initiatives such as...