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[ad_1] The governments of Ghana and Singapore have given early-stage backing to a proposed carbon credit project led by Ghanaian environmental organization Eco-Bliss Climate.The initiative, set in Ghana’s Upper West Region, aims to reduce and remove approximately 3.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) by 2030 through climate-smart agricultural practices across 91,000 hectares of land.Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) have jointly issued a Letter of Intent, signaling national support for the initiative.The project has also received a Letter of Support from the Republic of Singapore, through its National Environment Agency…

[ad_1] The governments of Ghana and Singapore have given early-stage backing to a proposed carbon credit project led by Ghanaian environmental organization Eco-Bliss Climate.The initiative, set in Ghana’s Upper West Region, aims to reduce and remove approximately 3.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) by 2030 through climate-smart agricultural practices across 91,000 hectares of land.Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) have jointly issued a Letter of Intent, signaling national support for the initiative.The project has also received a Letter of Support from the Republic of Singapore, through its National Environment Agency…

[ad_1] In 2024, the producer price index (PPI) for iron and steel in Japan stood at 153 index points on average, decreasing from 154.58 points in the previous year. The lowest producer price of iron and steel within the preceding decade was in 2016, with a PPI of 85.63 points. What determines the price of steel products?Steelmaking requires several raw materials and plenty of energy. Japan has hardly any significant resources to satisfy either demand domestically. Therefore, the country imports iron ore and coking coal, the crucial raw materials needed to produce steel by using blast furnaces. Accordingly, the price depends…

[ad_1] Budget hawks have been warning about America’s national debt since the 1980s as it grew larger than anybody ever thought possible. In 2003, when the national debt was a mere $7 trillion, Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan warned that deficit spending would lead to permanently higher unemployment and “potentially serious problems” as early as 2010. It didn’t happen. Presidents from Reagan in the 1980s to Biden in the 2020s bemoaned the mushrooming national debt but did essentially nothing about it — and got away with it. Despite many warnings, unemployment stayed low, global investors gobbled up unprecedented amounts of…

[ad_1] At the annual meeting of the Spiral Duct Manufacturers Association (SPIDA) in May, industry leaders from both the union and non-union sides of the sheet metal industry gathered to confront a common problem: how to plan around trade policy in a climate that feels radically more uncertain than just a few years ago.Stan Kolbe, executive director of government and political affairs at the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA), says the environment for contractors now is “far more challenging” than when the 2017 tax code was written during the first Trump administration. But to deal with…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images. Premium content from Motley Fool Share Advisor UK Our monthly Ice Best Buys Now are designed to highlight our team’s three favourite, most timely Buys from our growing list of income-focused Ice recommendations, to help Fools build out their portfolios. “Best Buys Now” Pick #1: Unilever (LSE:ULVR) Q1 organic sales growth of 3% was at the bottom of the company’s medium-term target of 3%-5% expansion, but compared to the organic growth figures other large rivals put out covering the same period, we were pleased.  One quarter does not make a trend but recent management changes…

[ad_1] Using global land use and carbon storage data from the past 175 years, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Cognizant AI Labs have trained an artificial intelligence system to develop optimal environmental policy solutions that can advance global sustainability initiatives of the United Nations. Credit: University of Texas at Austin Using global land use and carbon storage data from the past 175 years, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Cognizant AI Labs have trained an artificial intelligence system to develop optimal environmental policy solutions that can advance global sustainability initiatives of the United…

[ad_1] Global Location Strategies issues 2025 “Best Places for Primary Metal Manufacturing Insights Report,” highlighting the top U.S. locations for production and manufacturing of essential materials that help to drive the economyU.S. remains the world’s largest importer of aluminum, emphasizing the need for strategic investments to strengthen domestic productionKnoxville, TN maintains its number-one ranking as the top metro region for primary metal manufacturing; Fargo, ND-MN advances a record 85 spots in rankingsNATIONAL HARBOR, Md., May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Global Location Strategies (GLS), one of the world’s leading corporate site selection firms, today unveiled the 2025 edition of its Best Places for…

[ad_1] As the metals industry gathers in Hong Kong for its annual shindig, the focus will be on the large amounts of copper being diverted to the U.S. due to President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on the metal.Trump’s efforts to upend the post-war trading system have roiled metals markets and opened questions about the trajectory of global growth and the flow of commodities.In February Trump ordered an investigation into the potential for tariffs on copper vital for energy transition technologies such as electric vehicles and solar panels, as well as wiring for power grids.The possibility of tariffs on…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has become the poster child of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. The company’s chipsets power everything from data centres to self-driving cars. But after a meteoric run — including a lot of volatility — it’s time to ask if the stock is still good value compared to its chip-making peers? The answer depends on which metrics investors focus on. My favourite is the all-important PEG ratio. Nvidia’s edge Nvidia currently trades on a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.8 times. That’s about 39% higher than the sector median of 22.1. It’s a…