The numbers are stark and unforgiving. Between 2014 and 2023, extreme weather events inflicted US$2 trillion in economic losses globally, directly affecting the lives of 1.6 billion people. In the last two years alone, climate-related damages reached US$451 billion – a 19% increase that offers a foretaste of what a warming world will deliver with increasing regularity. And yet, adaptation financing, the money that is meant to cushion the blow, is lagging substantially behind the threat. While US$1.3 trillion was spent globally on climate mitigation in 2022, just US$76 billion was channelled into adaptation. That is less than a third…
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Image source: Getty Images The BT (LSE: BT) share price is taking a breather. After an impressive rally, it’s slipped 6% over the past month. For those of us who missed its recent recovery, this could be a moment worth watching. Especially with the stock trading at a modest price-to-earnings ratio of just 10.6. FTSE 100 recovery story For years, BT was seen as a sprawling mess: legacy landlines, fading handset sales, and costly football broadcasting rights that stretched its focus too thinly. It needed someone to simplify, streamline and get back to basics. That’s broadly what CEO Allison Kirkby has done…
Image source: Getty Images My BAE Systems (LSE: BA.) shares have soared. But now I’m switching my attention to a FTSE 250 stock in the defence sector that may have more scope for growth. This isn’t to slight BAE. Its shares are up 55% over the last 12 months and an incredible 270% across five years. The FTSE 100 defence and aerospace giant has thrived as global tensions escalate. The group’s Q1 results, released on 30 July, were strong with sales climbing 11% to £14.6bn and full-year guidance upgraded. The order intake slipped slightly, but the backlog remains enormous at £75.4bn, which gives…
Carbon Credit Market Size and Share Forecast Outlook 2025 to 2035 The carbon credit market is estimated to be valued at USD 132.9 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 576.4 billion by 2035, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.8% over the forecast period. The carbon credit market is projected to grow from USD 133 billion in 2025 to USD 576.4 billion by 2035, advancing at a CAGR of 15.8%. The growth contribution index shows steady progress, with values moving from 133 billion in 2025 to 178.3 billion in 2027 and 206.4 billion by 2028.…
Image source: Getty Images There are lots of different types of investment trust on the stock market. Some focus on growth, while others are better known for the passive income potential of their dividends. Currently, quite a few investment trusts yield over 5%. Here are five of them. Income focus Some explicitly focus on dividend income. That can be attractive as an investor, but one of the questions to answer is how the income is earned? Is it just paid from dividends the investment trust earns, or does it sometimes use spare cash and share sales to help fund the…
Image source: Getty Images Everyone’s talking about blue-chip shares when it comes to building a second income. But smaller companies can often deliver even more attractive yields – if an investor’s willing to accept some added risk. Small-caps don’t always come with the stability of the big names, but they can offer fatter payouts and the chance to uncover hidden gems. Of course, liquidity’s lower, so selling a position at the desired price isn’t always straightforward. That said, every so often, I spot smaller UK shares that combine generous dividends with reasonably strong financials. Here are two I think income-focused…
Image source: Getty Images Shares in FTSE 250 artificial intelligence (AI)-driven ticketing and travel firm Trainline (LSE: TRN) are down 36% from December. This resulted from UK government plans to centralise train ticket sales under a single website operated by the newly envisioned Great British Railways. On a positive note for customers, this aims to simplify the currently Byzantine complexity of UK train fare structures. On a negative note for Trainline, the UK’s its biggest market with 18m active customers. However, at the same time as this centralisation is being planned in the UK, Europe’s moving in the opposite direction.…
Vantara is Reliance Foundation’s zoological rescue and rehabilitation centre in Gujarat’s Jamnagar. File photo: X/Vantara The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found that allegations of misuse of water resources and carbon credits against Vantara are “entirely baseless”, the zoological rescue and rehabilitation centre said in a statement.A Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices Pankaj Mithal and P.B. Varale on Monday (September 15, 2025) accepted the SIT’s report, which found no legal violations in Vantara’s operations in Jamnagar, Gujarat.The SIT cleared Vantara, run by Reliance Foundation, of all major allegations, including claims that it was acquiring animals to profit from…
Image source: Getty Images The Next (LSE: NXT) share price dipped 5% early Thursday (18 September), even though solid first-half results came in largely as expected. The company sounded a few notes of caution, however, and that seems to lie behind the market’s lack of enthusiasm. The group saw total product sales, UK plus international, rising 12.5% compared to the first half last year. UK online sales outstripped in-store sales by three to one. But store sales still gained 3.7%, so maybe bricks-and-mortar isn’t dead after all. Total group revenue rose 10%, with statutory profit before tax up 17.8% to…
Image source: Getty Images Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock may be underperforming the S&P 500 this year — down 2% versus a 12% gain for the index — but it’s hardly in trouble. It’s still up 122% over five years. And it’s only around 7% off an all-time high, despite all the uncertainty around tariffs. This is testament to the company’s extremely high quality. So should I add Apple stock to my portfolio? Here are my thoughts. Reasons to invest There are many reasons why I would consider Apple as an investment. The most obvious is that I’m very familiar with its…