Ornithologist Leho Luigujoe had been watching birds at the same quiet Estonian wetland near lake Vortsjärv for years when he saw a shift in the once grassy landscape. The springy meadow that had once been a rare stronghold for the great snipe, known for its long beak and even longer love song, had vanished. In its place stood neat rows of birch and spruce trees, planted in sharp lines across the marsh. The spongy grassland of old was slowly turning into a forest. And the birds had fallen silent.Birch and spruce trees were planted as part of a carbon offset project in southern Estonia…
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As India’s carbon market evolves, the need for robust digital infrastructure has become increasingly evident. A centralised carbon credit registry and electronic trading platform are now under development, aimed at ensuring transparency and streamlining the trading process. August 21, 2025. By News Bureau As the global shift toward net zero accelerates, carbon credits are emerging as a key mechanism for both environmental progress and economic opportunity. Designed to incentivise emissions reductions and enable cross-sectoral decarbonisation, carbon credits are now being integrated into the core climate strategies of many nations. India, one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, has signaled a…
Image source: Getty Images Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR) shares are the wonder of the age. Or at least, the last five years of it. The stock’s rocketed an astonishing 1,077% in that time. Those who timed it perfectly will be sitting on life-changing gains. Even latecomers have enjoyed a strong run, with the share price up 112% in the past 12 months. FTSE 100 rocket The pandemic almost broke Rolls-Royce. International travel froze, airlines mothballed planes and the FTSE 100 aircraft engine maker haemorrhaged cash. Former boss Warren East started the fightback but the real fireworks began when Tufan Erginbilgiç took…
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Revenue: Increased by 6.6% to CHF1.9 billion in the first half of 2025. EBITDA: Increased by almost 13% to CHF57 million. Order Backlog: Reached a record CHF7.8 billion, a 14.6% increase compared to the end of 2024. EBIT Margin: 3.1%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous year. Net Profit: Increased by 26.1% to CHF33.3 million. Free Cash Flow: Negative CHF168 million, influenced by higher operating results and lower trade payables. Cash and Cash Equivalents: CHF272 million, up CHF54 million from the previous year. Equity: Increased to CHF661 million, with an…
In a major step towards regional climate collaboration, Singapore and Thailand have signed their first bilateral Implementation Agreement on carbon credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, local media has reported.The deal was formalized by Singapore’s Minister for Manpower and Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology, Dr Tan See Leng, and Thailand’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Mr Chalermchai Sri-on.The signing took place on the sidelines of the 9th Singapore Regional Business Forum, held on August 19 in Bangkok.This legally binding agreement is Singapore’s first such pact with a member state of the Association of Southeast Asian…
Image source: Getty Images Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) shares are finally showing signs of life. They’re up 11.2% over the past year, and with a trailing yield of 8.2%, investors have enjoyed a total return close to 20%. That’s not half bad, but owning the stock’s still been a frustrating ride. The Legal & General share price is only 14% higher than it was five years ago. At around 260p today, it’s roughly where it stood a decade ago. That’s despite the FTSE 100 as a whole trading near all-time highs. Blue-chip Aviva has delivered far stronger growth. I bought…
American Rare Earths Limited (ASX: ARR) (OTCMKTS: ARRNF) has moved a step closer to full-scale U.S. operations. Through its subsidiary, Wyoming Rare Inc., the company has begun construction of a test mine at the Cowboy State Mine, part of the Halleck Creek deposit. Announced on Monday, the work is being done under a State of Wyoming License to Explore by Dozing. The test mining program is designed to extract roughly 3,200 tonnes of ore. This material will feed a demonstration plant and support ongoing mineral processing optimization. In addition, bulk samples will help refine the company’s processing flowsheets. The company…
Image source: Getty Images When markets turn choppy, I take comfort in the fact that some companies are built to withstand the worst of times. On the FTSE 100, there are several defensive giants that keep ticking along regardless of wider economic instability. These firms sell products that remain in constant demand, making their revenue streams more reliable than most. Such stocks rarely make news headlines, but their resilience often makes them excellent anchors in a long-term portfolio. My three favourites are Tesco (LSE: TSCO), Reckitt Benckiser (LSE: RKT) and Unilever (LSE: ULVR). Each offers a combination of steady growth,…
One of the hottest places in private markets this summer is in the secondary market, where a record amount of big funds and their customers struggling to exit positions are finding a way out. Welcome to continuation funds or vehicles, also known as “CVs.” A good chunk of this year’s activity in that space has so far come from private fund managers, most of all those in private equity. The vehicles allow fund managers to flip older assets from their maturing funds into new, fresher pools of capital. Funds do this because they don’t think they’ve gotten enough value from…
Image source: Getty Images Aviva (LSE: AV) shares are changing hands around a price not seen since 25 January 2008. However, price and value are not the same thing. Price is whatever the market will pay for a stock, while value reflects the fundamental worth of the underlying business. The difference between these two things can be huge. And it is in that difference that big long-term profits can be made, in my experience. This comprises several years as a senior international bank trader and decades as a private investor. To ascertain whether such a gap exists in Aviva shares,…