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Switching from coal to clean energy is cheaper than switching to gas, new data from analytics firm TransitionZero reports. Energy production and use is the leading cause of climate change. According to the EPA, electricity and heat…
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Two Impossible Foods products will mark the Bay Area food tech company's highly anticipated European debut this week. The Impossible Chicken Nuggets and Impossible Sausage Patties are available starting today at more than 300 locations…
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Reef-safe sunscreen may protect more than coral. According to new research, many of the sunscreen chemicals linked to coral bleaching are also accumulating in Mediterranean seagrass. Scientists have discovered chemicals including…
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Last week, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization celebrated the first annual International Day of Plant Health—a tentpole built around investment and innovation aimed at boosting food security. Eighty percent of our food…
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American beer giant Molson Coors has a new barley-based product. It's not beer, though, it's dairy-free milk. That's right, the company behind Miller Light and Coors Light is using barley grains—a key ingredient in beermaking—to create…
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Making recycling systems more efficient will save between $4.5 billion and nearly $10 billion according to new research. According to findings published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling, there's more plastic in landfills than…
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On the heels of the recent IPCC report that suggested temperatures will at least "temporarily" surpass the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target, the World Meteorological Organization forecasts the likelihood, giving it a near 50-50 chance in its…
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In a partnership with wood pulp packaging company Pulpex, Heinz, maker of the world's most popular ketchup, could soon come in a bottle what the company claims is 100 percent sustainably sourced wood pulp. The announcement would make…
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The nation's capital will celebrate its first Veg Restaurant Week from May 7-14th. If you're looking for a last-minute treat for Mom this Mother's Day, try booking a table at one of more than 30 restaurants participating in Washington…
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Closing an $8.5 million Seed Round led by Chris Sacca's Lowercarbon Capital, Maveron, Valor Siren Ventures, Simple Food Ventures, and SV Angel, Tomorrow Farms says it's gearing up to fuel the "sustainable food revolution." New…
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Sustainability targets for companies doing business across Europe will have to widen if the bloc adopts standards proposed by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group. "The EU sustainability reporting standards are set to be the…
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A group of scientists says new plastic production needs to stop in order to protect the world's oceans and the environment from plastic pollution. In a letter published in the journal Science, an international group of scientists and…
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Climate change isn't just bringing rising temperatures and rising sea levels. According to new research, it's bringing a rising risk of infectious disease. A new study published last week in the journal Nature points to "thousands" of…
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Scientists have made a new discovery in outer space. But it's not an alien or new planet—it's livestock methane emissions, now visible from space. On the heels of the recent IPCC report that called for a 30 percent reduction in methane…
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In a move to secure food for the domestic market, Indonesia is halting palm oil exports as the war in Ukraine drives global food prices up. Nearly half of packaged products contain palm oil. It's found in food from cookies to pizza…
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The European Commission is taking steps to ban thousands of chemicals as part of the Green Deal's Zero Pollution goal. Europe has been leading the charge in chemical regulations for decades. But its newest move would be the largest…
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New findings published in the Annual Review of Resource Economics suggest a 75 drop in meat consumption is necessary to meet climate targets. According to new research, if the planet is to continue feeding humans, rich countries must…
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Hydrogen has been touted as a sustainable alternative to carbon-based fossil fuels, but new research shows it may not be the solution it's been built up to be. On the heels of the IPCC's recent report urging for a drop in emissions…
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Last month, on an early spring afternoon, I was seated inside the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills for a lunch dubbed “Taste the Future: A Luncheon Celebration of the Future of Food.” The "future of food" is a popular mantra for the…
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California-based cultivated meat company Upside Foods has announced $400 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to more than $600 million and its valuation to more than $1 billion—an industry first. The leading…
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Human-caused climate change and agriculture are wiping out the planet's bug populations, specifically key pollinators. And scientists say there's reason to be concerned. Less than half a century ago, a ride through rural areas would see…
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