Agriculture
Can soil carbon credits benefit farmers and help the climate?
Dalip Ram, a rice farmer in the north Indian state of Haryana, inspects an app on his smart phone showing…
Weekly data: meat and dairy industry failing to reduce emissions ahead of COP28
It is no secret that reducing meat and dairy consumption is the "single biggest way" an individual can reduce their…
Big meat’s big PR investments are blocking climate action
The meat lobby blocked the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s attempt to recommend a shift to plant-based diets, show comparisons…
Are ‘carbon neutral’ claims dead?
The EU wants rid of spurious green claims: too many of them are made with “no evidence and justification whatsoever”,…
Father Christmas doesn’t exist. The political right should know this
Brussels is already warming up for European elections that will take place on 6–9 June 2024. Centre-right and far-right parties…
Farmers in Africa need better information to adopt solar irrigation
The use of solar energy to power groundwater pumps that farmers in drought-ridden, off-grid regions in Africa and elsewhere can…
Speeding up rock weathering can help decarbonise the atmosphere
It is a dreary mid-winter’s day at the Orrock aggregates quarry in Fife in eastern Scotland. Steep, jagged cliffs loom…
Livestock industry pushes ‘less but better’ as sustainability debate rages
Veganuary is over for another year. Meat and dairy companies can breathe easy again as the spotlight dims on their…
EVs, green ammonia and plant-based proteins could supercharge net zero – study
Three “super-leverage points” could catalyse decarbonisation in sectors covering 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report…
VELUX to decarbonise European operations with innovative solar PPA deal
VELUX Group has signed a dual-site deal with German renewable energy producer BayWa r.e. to power the Danish roof window…