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Collecting Air Emissions Data for Compliance and Carbon Reduction

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides an Emission Factor Database (AP-42) that offers emission factors for a variety of industries and pollutants. Additionally, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a methodology used for GHG inventories , including industrial processes, transportation, and energy use.

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Google Signs Largest-Ever Biochar Carbon Removal Purchase Deals

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Biochar, or biological charcoal, is produced by heating biomass, such as forest residue, wood or crop waste, in the absence of oxygen, creating a stable form of carbon, which when buried in soil enables centuries-long carbon sequestration, in addition to leading to improved soil fertility.

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Sustainable Manure Management for Small Dairy Farms: The Challenges and a Farm Powered® Solution

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Methane, a greenhouse gas that is a leading cause of climate change, is released when manure is stored in open lagoons and land applied on the farm’s fields. By capturing methane, anaerobic digestion helps mitigate climate change while providing renewable energy for businesses and communities.

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U.S. Food Waste Pact Engages Businesses Across the Country To Target, Measure, and Act To Reduce Food Waste

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December 5, 2023 /3BL/ - Building on the success of the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment (PCFWC), nonprofit partners ReFED and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today announced the formation of the U.S. Food Waste Pact is designed around the global framework of “Target, Measure, Act,” and food businesses joining the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Mitigating Climate Change Due to Methane From Natural Gas

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Methane is a primary component in natural gas and a contributor to climate change. Why is reducing methane emissions so important to climate change mitigation? This powerful warming effect causes experts to believe that cutting methane emissions is critical to mitigating climate change. infrastructure.

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Incoming EPA assistant administrator touts ‘back to basics’ approach to climate change, circular economy

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Read the full story at Waste Dive. Carlton Waterhouse sees recycling as a key way to fight climate change but says long-term solutions will mean adopting a broader circular economy mindset. Read more →

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Safeguarding Food Systems with Responsible Packaging

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DESCRIPTION: If unaddressed, the waste from today’s food systems will continue to undermine the fight against climate change. It means pushing boundaries to set new, game-changing standards while steadfastly refusing to compromise for the sake of siloed solutions. No packaging, plastic or otherwise, need end up as waste.

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