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Fermentation turns greenhouse gases into useful chemicals

Physics World

Unfortunately, they are manufactured from fossil resources using highly energy-intensive techniques that release hazardous waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. How it works: the team took a three-pronged optimization approach to increase fermentation efficiency and output (Courtesy: FE Liew et al / Nature Biotechnology ).

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White House OSTP Outlines Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and Manufacturing

Brag

Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing: Harnessing Research and Development to Further Societal Goals. goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 percent and the global goal of reducing methane emissions by 30 percent; Supply Chain : In 20 years, produce at least 30 percent of the U.S.

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BASF is going deeper into industrial biotech

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Chemical & Engineering News.

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Microalgae could be the future of sustainable superfood in a rapidly changing world, study finds

Frontiers

This variation on the iconic US advertising slogan from the beef industry may sound funny, but it’s no joke that the current agriculture system is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution. It’s what’s for dinner.

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Earth System Interventions for Sustainability

Legal Planet

Displacement of other responses : Some are concerned that new technological ESIs could undermine other efforts—such as greenhouse gas emissions reduction and habitat conservation—that address problems closer to their causes. Even though many observers may find ESIs unappealing, they deserve greater attention to help achieve sustainability.

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Moreover, they have more potential to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation via carbon sequestration. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions means moving away from the use of high-energy and polluting nitrogenous fertilizers. Diverse plants and manure must take their place. Source: Philip H. per planted acre of seed in 1990 paid $93.48

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Forecasting microbiomes for sustainability and health

Environmental News Bits

Microbial communities, or microbiomes, are essential for safeguarding human and environmental health through the most widely used biotechnological process on our planet: biological wastewater treatment. Read the full story from the University of Luxembourg.