Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) forest carbon offset projects significantly overstate their climate benefits, according to a new study published in Science. The findings come from an international team of researchers, primarily based at the Guangdong Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy (SZ), China, with contributions from Prof. Dr. Jonathan Chase of the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). The study analyzed 52 REDD+ initiatives, a total of 66 project units (some initiatives included multiple units), certified under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard. It…
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Corporate demand for agricultural carbon credits hits all-time high. Market could reach $250 billion by 2050 as farmers explore new revenue. Source link
A view of mining facilities at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. January 30, 2020. Steve Marcus | ReutersChina has tightened export controls on rare earths and related technologies while barring its citizens from participating in unauthorized mining overseas, adding fresh strains to a sector central to its geopolitical leverage.Foreign entities must now obtain a license from Beijing to export any products containing over 0.1% of domestically-sourced rare earths, or manufactured using China’s extraction, refining, magnet-making or recycling technology, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.To prevent the “misuse” of rare-earth minerals in the military and…
Image source: Getty Images Today (9 September) Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan, joined a growing chorus of individuals to warn of the increased likelihood of a US stock market crash. Investing during a bubble can be exciting, but can also breed complacency. For those wishing to go along with the ride, I think the most important strategy is not to try to time the absolute top. Doing so might mean you are left without a chair when the music stops. Tech bubble The key attribute about any bubble is an acknowledgment that it is one. The thing about…
Between 800,000 and 430,000 years ago, Earth went through a series of fairly gentle warm-ups that scientists are now calling “lukewarm interglacials.” The air over Antarctica was chilly during these interglacials, and carbon dioxide levels were 30 to 40 parts per million lower than they became in later interglacials. Why these earlier warmings were so muted has puzzled climate scientists for decades. And now, new studies look back far under the Southern Ocean as the key to unlocking Earth’s ancient climate beat.A Window Into Ancient WatersThe international research team, headed by Dr. Huang Huang, who received his Ph.D. at GEOMAR…
Irrational Together: The Social Forces That Invisibly Shape Our Economic Behavior. 2025. Adam S. Hayes. The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London Investment professionals who keep abreast of economic research know that the behavioral school has exposed flaws in conventional theory based on homo economicus, a hypothetical being capable of perfectly rational decision-making. A familiar illustration of the gap between that depiction and reality is the substantially higher percentage of employees who participate in 401(k) plans when given the choice to opt out rather than opt in; simply framing the decision differently produces a different outcome. Adam S. Hayes’s Irrational…
StockhouseDefense first, then sell – Now it is time to load up on critical raw materials! Globex Mining, Hensoldt and RENKHensoldt hits record orders with EUR 7B backlog, Globex secures rare earths in North America, and RENK faces valuation risks amid defense boom..3 days ago Source link
Image source: Getty Images The average price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for the FTSE 100 is 17.7. The metric is commonly used by investors to determine if a stock is fairly valued and worth considering buying. Here are a couple of growth stocks that have ratios below the index average that I’ve noted down. Climbing in altitude First up is easyJet (LSE:EZJ). The airline operator is one of Europe’s major low-cost carriers. Over the past year, the stock is down 5%, with a current P/E ratio of 7.69. The business is doing well and has now shaken off almost all of the…
The status of carbon-neutral claims made by Volkswagen, Nespresso and other companies has been thrown into doubt after Verra, the world’s largest carbon credit registry, concluded it had issued millions of excess credits to a contentious forest protection project based in Zimbabwe. The acknowledgement comes after a series of legal cases in which courts have questioned the legitimacy of carbon-neutral claims based on offsets. “There is a lot of exposure to risk and these companies are vulnerable,” said Daniel Cherrin, a crisis communications expert who focuses on climate issues. The project at the heart of the case is among the…
Beijing’s Expanded Export Restrictions Send Shockwaves Through Semiconductor and Defense Industries On Thursday, October 9, 2025, China significantly expanded its rare earth export restrictions, implementing stringent new controls that directly target foreign defense and advanced semiconductor users. This decisive move, announced by China’s Ministry of Commerce, marks a critical escalation in the ongoing geopolitical competition, leveraging Beijing’s near-monopoly on these vital materials to assert national security interests and strategic leverage. The immediate significance of these restrictions lies in their profound potential to disrupt global supply chains, impede national defense capabilities, and introduce significant uncertainty for the worldwide semiconductor industry, particularly…