A recent report by the Earth Innovation Institute (EII) estimates jurisdictional REDD+ projects in the Brazilian Amazon could generate between $10 billion and $20 billion in revenue.The authors suggest that this funding could also scale up forest protection strategies, potentially reducing deforestation by up to 90% by 2030.However, experts are skeptical that these programs can ultimately address the root causes of deforestation and comply with proper consultation with local communities.Recent studies and investigations have revealed that many carbon credits do not represent real emissions reductions, are intertwined with environmental offenders and fail to include Indigenous peoples.See All Key Ideas A…
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The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced that it has signed a 15-year contract with Netflix, with the entertainment giant committing to purchase verified carbon credits produced through AFF’s Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) carbon project, aimed at transitioning underused fields in the U.S. South into forests. Chartered in 1981, the American Forest Foundation is a national conservation organization, working with family forest owners to deliver conservation impact through programs aimed at implementing forest management practices to care for the health and productivity of their woodlands. The new agreement with Netflix will support AFF’s ARR project, Fields & Forests (F&F), which…
NASDAQ caves as US, European bond yields jump higher.A US court has called Trump’s tariffs unconstitutional, and US government could be forced to pay back tariffs.US 30-year Treasury briefly touches 5.00% on Tuesday.With a lower high already in place, traders watch for NASDAQ Composite to initiate downtrend with lower low.September seems eager to prove its reputation as a poor month for stock market performance. On the first trading day of September after the Labour Day holiday, Tuesday opened with the NASDAQ Composite plunging down 1.85%.The danger is coming from the bond market. US Treasury yields are soaring after a court…
Carbon-crediting platform Puro.earth announced that it has raised €11 million (USD$12.8 million) in a Series B funding round, with proceeds aimed at strengthening its carbon removal supplier certification infrastructure. Founded in 2018, Puro.earth provides a platform bringing together suppliers of carbon net-negative technologies and companies looking to reduce or counter their carbon footprints. Through Puro.earth’s platform, and based on its carbon credit methodologies, suppliers that remove CO2 from the atmosphere to durable storage of at least 100 years are certified and issued CO2 Removal Certificates (CORCs) into the Puro Registry, which can then be purchased by companies. The company announced…
Image source: Getty Images Successful investor Jim Mellon is always a voice worth listening to. Recently, he appeared on The Master Investor Podcast, where he made some interesting points about the stock market. Let’s take a look at a couple of them. AI bubble The first thing worth mentioning is that Mellon isn’t buying hype around artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. He thinks the AI boom is essentially a bubble that’s destined to pop, saying that the “great bust…will inevitably come in AI in the relatively near future. We don’t know when, but sure enough, there will be a bust“. He’s…
Isometric, today recognized as the world’s leading carbon removal registry, has hit a major milestone—signing its 100th supplier, Flux. Over the past year, the number of organizations working with Isometric has more than quadrupled. That growth highlights one clear trend: the market is demanding transparency, scientific rigor, and fast verification. Lukas May, Chief Commercial Officer of Isometric, noted that the Isometric Registry now represents the broadest mix of carbon removal technologies in the industry. Suppliers span across every major pathway, as shown in the chart below. This list includes industry pioneers such as Charm Industrial, Mati Carbon, Vaulted Deep, Varaha,…
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NuScale Power Holdings’ (NYSE: SMR) share price surged after the U.S. made a historic commitment to use its small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The company’s clean-energy credentials are now in the spotlight. This matters not only for investors but also for governments and industry leaders who aim for net-zero goals. John Hopkins, NuScale’s President and Chief Executive Officer, remarked: “We are honored that ENTRA1 has selected NuScale’s U.S. NRC-approved SMR technology for this historic deployment in delivering power to the TVA region…Together, we are ready as partners to meet America’s surging demand for reliable, carbon-free baseload power—powering AI data centers,…
Image source: Getty Images FTSE 250 high-tech defence systems firm QinetiQ (LSE: QQ) is down 18% from its 6 June £5.78 traded high. Much of this decline has followed announcements of various peace talks connected to the Russia-Ukraine war. The markets appear to believe that these may lead to a lasting resolution of the conflict. Whether this transpires or not, I believe in the old military adage that the best way to ensure peace is to prepare for conflict. So apparently does NATO. At June’s 2025 Summit, members agreed to increase their annual defence spending to 5% of gross domestic…
Image source: Getty Images It may come as a surprise to some investors that year to date, the FTSE 100 has outperformed the S&P 500. Is it a blip, or is there something more fundamental at play here? American exceptionalism Since the global financial crash of 2008, US stocks have sometimes seemed to be the only place to be for those seeking growth. Over the past 15 years the S&P 500 has returned 642%, compared to only 136% for the FTSE 100. Yes, the latter index has returned significantly more in dividends during that timeframe, but that fact hardly makes…