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[ad_1] A new partnership between carbon standards body Verra and blockchain technology platform Hedera Guardian sets the stage for a more transparent and scalable future for global carbon markets. The collaboration seeks to update how carbon credit projects are managed, monitored, and verified. This will make the process quicker, easier, and more aligned with environmental goals. The partnership brings Hedera’s open-source tools into Verra’s Project Hub. This helps carbon projects submit and process digital information more easily. This move could mark a big change in the carbon credit market’s digital growth. It has faced challenges from complicated manual tasks for…

[ad_1] A new partnership between carbon standards body Verra and blockchain technology platform Hedera Guardian sets the stage for a more transparent and scalable future for global carbon markets. The collaboration seeks to update how carbon credit projects are managed, monitored, and verified. This will make the process quicker, easier, and more aligned with environmental goals. The partnership brings Hedera’s open-source tools into Verra’s Project Hub. This helps carbon projects submit and process digital information more easily. This move could mark a big change in the carbon credit market’s digital growth. It has faced challenges from complicated manual tasks for…

[ad_1] La Trobe Financial has launched a new private credit fund listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The La Trobe Private Credit Fund (ASX: LF1) is aiming to raise between AUSD$100m (approximately £48m) and $300m through its IPO, with units priced at $2. Read more: Arena closes 3rd flagship special opportunities fund at over $1bn The fund will target monthly distributions benchmarked to the RBA Official Cash Rate, plus 3.25 per cent per year, net of fees and other costs. It will be managed to comprise a “balanced and flexible exposure to Australian real estate private credit through its 12-month…

[ad_1] Indigenous communities in Guyana, such as the Kapohn people, have received funds from carbon credit sales negotiated by the government, but many criticize the lack of consultation, rushed implementation, and projects that have not met local needs.Although Indigenous lands contribute to the Guyanese carbon credit program, many remain without full legal recognition or protection, and leaders argue that their autonomy and traditional rights are being undermined in favor of state-managed initiatives.Amid growing concerns over land rights, mining concessions and transparency, Indigenous voices are calling for meaningful participation, cultural respect, and development plans rooted in their own priorities and knowledge…

[ad_1] Solar power truly stole the spotlight last year. It helped push clean energy to a record-breaking milestone—supplying over 40% of the world’s electricity for the first time. As global demand soared, driven by extreme heat, solar stepped up as the fastest-growing energy source. Let’s study what top research reveals about this newly set solar record. Solar Takes the Spotlight as Clean Energy Smashes Records Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2025 showed how big this shift was in 2024. Clean power additions soared to a record high in 2024, with renewable sources adding 858 TWh of electricity. It’s 49% more than…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images As traders study every tariff-related tweet from President Trump, the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is quietly progressing in the background. AI tools are changing how users search, research, and code, while firms are embedding AI into everyday workflows. To capitalise on this powerful trend, I think a stock to consider buying today is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: TSM). TSMC, as the company is known, is the world’s leading pureplay semiconductor foundry, which means it builds chips for others and not itself. Its list of customers is a who’s who of the tech world —…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I see three FTSE 100 companies with financial news due in June that I think are worth consideration by long-term investors. And their businesses are quite nicely diversified too. We need to dig deeply into each one before deciding. But here I just want to highlight one thing I like about each and one thing I’m not so keen on. Tesco Good It’s time for a first-quarter update from Tesco (LSE: TSCO) on 12 June, and I like the company’s resilience through the past few years of economic uncertainty. Forecasts suggest earnings per share (EPS)…

[ad_1] The Minutes of the Fed’s May 6-7 gathering are due on Wednesday.The Federal Reserve kept the benchmark interest rate on hold, as expected.The US Dollar is at risk of piercing its 2025 low amid tariff-related concerns.The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will release the Minutes of its May 6-7 meeting on Wednesday. Back then, policymakers decided to keep the Fed Funds Target Range (FFTR) unchanged at 4.25%-4.50%, as widely anticipated by market participants.The Federal Reserve (Fed) adopted a more hawkish stance at the beginning of the year, amid concerns about United States (US) President Donald Trump’s tariffs’ potential impact…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Eighteen months ago, I decided that JD Sports Fashion (LSE: JD) was the FTSE 100 growth share most likely to smash the market. So I filled my boots. What used to be a rocket ship had fallen back to earth, as the cost-of-living crisis hit shoppers and inflation drove up the cost of labour and materials. The trainer specialist was taking a kicking from all sides. What I thought was a brilliant recovery play is currently on its knees. The JD Sports share price is down 30% over 12 months and 45% over two years.…

[ad_1] Mortgage rates can change daily and even hourly.  Tharon Green/CNETRecently, I’ve been outlining how average mortgage rates are likely to remain above 6.5% for a while. Uncertainty over the impact of President Trump’s economic policies has been causing daily volatility in the mortgage market. Last week, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed as high as 7.08%, according to data from Mortgage News Daily. Rates started the month around 6.75%. The big jump was due to rising Treasury yields in the bond market. The 30-year mortgage rate closely tracks the 10-year Treasury yield; when yields go up, lenders respond…