‘A natural match’: experts praise Uzbekistan-South Korea rare metals partnership Uzbekistan, a nation with vast mineral wealth, is emerging as a major force in the global rare earth metals market. With over 2,900 identified ore-bearing deposits and prospective sites, Uzbekistan holds one of the most diverse mineral portfolios in the world. Its confirmed mineral reserves alone are estimated at $970bn, while its overall mineral potential exceeds a staggering $3.5 trillion. This extraordinary resource base includes more than 100 types of minerals, with around 60 currently under active exploitation. The nation ranks among the world’s top ten for reserves of gold,…
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The tech sector represents companies developing and delivering innovative technology solutions across various industries. These range from software developers and hardware manufacturers to cloud computing and cybersecurity providers. Tech stocks offer investors exposure to companies driving digital transformation worldwide. The sector continues to shape how businesses operate and people live through constant innovation. Investing in tech stocks can provide significant growth opportunities as technology becomes increasingly essential to daily life. Many tech companies have scalable business models, allowing for rapid expansion with minimal additional costs. Some established tech firms now offer dividends, combining growth potential with income. However, tech investments…
Traditional data centre buildings are standard industrial constructions, with steel and concrete being the main materials. In a bid to reduce its carbon emissions, Microsoft is currently building two new data centres that use a hybrid wood construction, that the software company claims has a 35% lower carbon footprint than other standard designs.Wood is perhaps the last material that one would associate with hulking servers and associated buildings, but that’s precisely what’s being used, according to a news report by Microsoft (via The Register).Strictly speaking, it’s using a kind of plywood called cross-laminar timber (CLT)—thick layers of wood glued together,…
Marsh, the insurance broker and business of Marsh McLennan, has partnered with We2Sure, a specialist in insurance and risk management solutions for carbon credit certificates, to launch a new insurance facility to help organizations in the UK, EU, and US manage the rapidly rising risks associated with carbon credit certificate fraud. While carbon credits can be used by businesses to offset their carbon dioxide emissions, the carbon credit industry is being increasingly targeted by fraudsters, who are selling counterfeit carbon credit certificates, or certificates for projects which do not exist. Marsh’s new facility will enable businesses to insure against the…
By Joel Poultney ( November 4, 2024, 2:49 PM GMT) — Broker Marsh said on Monday that it has launched a new insurance facility designed to protect businesses against the risk of purchasing fraudulent carbon credit certificates…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge…
Brazilian coffee farms could hold at least 15 million tonnes of carbon in the coming years—an asset that could become a source of revenue once this market is regulated, a process currently under debate in the National Congress. A new platform, developed through a public-private partnership, aims to provide coffee producers of all sizes with a tool to quantify the carbon capture potential on their properties. The project’s goal is to offer the sector a unique methodology for calculating carbon credit inventories. Rafael Melo, CEO of E2Carbon—a startup involved in the initiative—explains that existing market parameters follow a forest-based perspective,…
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Nickel, a key component in electric vehicle (EV) batteries and stainless steel, is experiencing significant changes in supply dynamics and pricing. Recent activities by Nickel Industries and market reactions to global economic conditions paint a picture of both challenges and opportunities in the nickel sector. Nickel Industries Strategic Moves in Indonesia Nickel Industries, an Australian company, could become one of the largest nickel resource holders in the world with its strategic acquisitions in Indonesia. In August 2024, the company signed agreements to purchase the Sampala project and secured a 51% stake in the Siduarsi project. These moves come amid a…
ELKINSVILLE, La. (AP) — A dispute over a planned ammonia plant near a historic Black town in southeastern Louisiana ratcheted up a notch Friday with a challenge to the state’s approval process. The battle over the plant is occurring despite the fact that part of the impetus to build it is a provision in a key climate law signed by President Joe Biden. The company claims it will store underground almost all of the climate-damaging carbon dioxide emitted in the production of ammonia, commonly used for fertilizers. Environmental groups warn this is an unrealistic expectation. The Tulane University Environmental Law…