The European Union will integrate India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme into its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), in a move that could ease compliance costs for Indian exporters of carbon-intensive goods such as steel, cement, fertilisers and aluminium.According to the new EU-India Strategic Agenda announced on Wednesday, the EU said any carbon price effectively paid in India under its domestic carbon market will be deducted from the financial adjustment charged under CBAM.This is expected to favour Indian exporters investing in decarbonisation, while also addressing long-standing concerns of double taxation. Brussels has also said CBAM procedures will be simplified to benefit…
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Image source: Getty Images Despite clear evidence of a slowing US economy, the stock market there continues its relentless march higher. A few days ago the Dow Jones index surpassed 46,000 points for the first time and the Magnificent 7 total market cap surpassed $20trn. But with investors acting like drunken sailors are the cops ready to call time on this party? The catalyst? Later today (17 September) the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points. Investors are cheering, viewing the move as a tonic for the next leg up in the stock market. Certainly…
The restoration of Kwahu tropical forest landscape in Ghana is led by GenZero. (Photo: GenZero) Singapore announced on Sept. 16 that it will invest SGD 76.4 million (about USD 59.8 million) to procure its first batch of cross-border, nature-based carbon credits, enough to offset nearly 4% of the nation’s emissions. On the same day, Singapore also signed a carbon credit agreement with Vietnam, expanding its list of Article 6 trading partners under the Paris Agreement to nine countries.4 projects selected with focus on forest, earth The credits will come from four projects in Peru, Paraguay, and Ghana, covering two REDD+ initiatives, one grassland restoration,…
As Climate Week New York City 2025 (CWNYC) approaches, I look forward to hearing the diverse range of perspectives, ideas, and issues that will be discussed. Listening lets ERM understand companies’ needs and helps identify the kinds of solutions clients and partners look to us to help develop and deliver. With scrutiny of corporate sustainability activity and efficacy increasing, many companies are treading quietly. But under the surface, corporate resolve is remarkably steady, with EcoVadis reporting that 87 percent of U.S. companies have maintained or increased sustainability investment through the first half of 2025. That would be notable at…
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Image source: Getty Images AI stock Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been an incredible performer in recent years. Thanks to sky-high demand for its high-powered chips (GPUs), the company has become the largest business in the world with a market cap of over £4trn. Recently, however, investors have been shifting their focus to another AI chip stock and that’s Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO). Could this be the next Nvidia? Incredible AI growth Recent news from Broadcom – which makes custom AI chips (it calls these ‘XPUs’) for large technology businesses – has certainly been exciting. Earlier this month, the company told investors…
Image source: Getty Images Over the past year, the FTSE 250 has risen by 3.5%. This isn’t fantastic, but certain constituents have provided a much better showing over the same time period. One FTSE 250 stock has jumped by 35%, with good reasons to back up the rally. Based on the outlook, it could be a stock for investors to consider even from here. A sum of the parts I’m referring to the Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust (LSE:USA). The investment trust has USA as the ticker, which suitably fits the mandate it has of buying US stocks for long-term…
Image source: Getty Images Three key factors make any FTSE stock an irresistible bargain to me. One is under-pricing to its fair value of at least 30%. This is because any less than that can be negated through high market volatility. To clarify: price is whatever the market will pay for a share, while value reflects the true worth of the underlying business. Correctly identifying and quantifying the price-value gap is where sustained big profits lie over time, in my experience. This comprises several years as a senior investment bank trader and decades as a private investor. The second factor…
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Image source: Getty Images Aviva (LSE: AV) shares paid a total dividend in 2024 of 35.7p, giving a current yield of 5.4%. However, its interim dividend this year increased 10% from 11.9p to 13.1p. If this were applied to the entire dividend then this year’s payout would be 39.27p. On the current £6.61 share price, this would generate a dividend yield of 5.9%. This is precisely the consensus analysts’ forecast, which then projects a dividend of 41.4p next year and 44.5p in 2027. These would give respective dividend yields of 6.3%, and 6.7% on the present share price. This also…