[ad_1] Hidden Carbon CreditsJuly 9 presentation by Iowa State University’s Wenjuan HuangPUBLISHED ON July 2, 2025AMES, Iowa — The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place July 9, at noon CDT will feature Wenjuan Huang, assistant professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University. Huang’s research focuses on soil carbon and nutrient cycling in both nature and managed ecosystems to promote soil health. She integrates field measurements, lab incubation and mechanistic models to understand how plant-microbial-mineral interactions affect soil carbon persistence and nutrient availability/retention. In the webinar, “Hidden Carbon Credits: Reducing Soil Organic Carbon Erosion with Cover Crops,” Huang will highlight…
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[ad_1] President Donald Trump has made it clear what he wants: lower interest rates, and ASAP.That’s the thrust behind his yearslong feud with Jerome Powell, the Fed Chair who’s stood pat on interest rates, even amid pointed criticisms and threats from the president that his position is in jeopardy.Trump — who has, among other things, called Powell “too late,” a “major loser,” and “very stupid” — appeared to signal that he was ready to take his fight with Powell to the next level last week, after the Wall Street Journal reported that the president was considering announcing a new Fed…
[ad_1] The European Union’s executive arm has proposed a goal to cut the EU’s net emissions by 90% on 1990 levels by 2040 – with up to 3% of those reductions coming from paying other countries outside the bloc to cut their greenhouse gas pollution.The European Commission has faced pressure from EU member states like Italy to weaken the goal and from France to introduce “flexibility”. Member states and the European Parliament will need to sign off on the proposal for it to become the EU’s official goal.But, during a press conference in heatwave-hit Brussels today, European climate commissioner Wopke…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images In what’s an increasingly cut-throat market, FTSE 100 retailer Sainsbury’s (LSE:SBRY) has been making impressive progress and in the last year (to February) delivered its greatest market share gains for more than 10 years. Sales rose 4.2%, or 3.2% on a like-for-like basis, reflecting what its chief executive says is “a winning combination of value, quality and service that customers love“. To celebrate, it announced plans to reward shareholders with £250m of special dividends and a share buyback programme of £200m. Britain’s second-largest supermarket has plans to build on its recent progress, having acquired 14…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images During the three days to 2 July, the Taylor Wimpey (LSE:TW.) share price has tanked nearly 8%. Given that some momentum appeared to be building over the past weeks, this is particularly disappointing for shareholders. On 9 April, the stock was changing hands for 102p. Over the course of June, the share price rallied above 122p. Today (2 July), I could buy one for around 113p. Of course, Foolish investors know that short-term price volatility is common in the world of stocks and shares. And it’s important not to make any hasty decisions on the…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When I first started investing in the late 1980s, I was studying maths, statistics, and computer science. This gave me a leg-up in understanding financial markets, so I’ve been trying to build wealth ever since. However, I often hear students and young people say they ‘hate maths’ and don’t understand investing. So here’s my quick guide to one of my favourite things: passive income. What is passive income? Passive income is earnings that come other than from paid work. Nevertheless, some passive income requires hard work, such as managing rented properties — dealing with tenants…
[ad_1] ADVERTISEMENTThe European Commission formally proposed a 90% carbon emissions reduction target by 2040 in an amendment to its Climate Law on Wednesday, as a pathway to achieving zero emissions by 2050.The 90% emissions reduction target allowed for the controversial use of international carbon credits to account towards the goal, a mechanism that allows countries or companies to buy emission reduction credits from projects outside the EU.While these credits can theoretically represent genuine climate action, critics argue they often act as a license to pollute, letting wealthier nations avoid making domestic changes.The Commission opened the door to outsourcing a portion…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Greggs (LSE:GRG) share price just fell 15% this morning (2 July). And while I have been sceptical about the stock recently, I don’t see how this makes any sense. Trading in the 26 weeks leading up to the end of June was disappointing. But a 15% decline in the share price looks like a big overreaction from my perspective. What’s the problem? The headline news is that unusually hot weather has been weighing on sales. Specifically, like-for-like sales growth came in below 2.6% in June after a stronger performance in May. As a result,…
[ad_1] Texas-based Dealer Charged 40% Markup to Californians Who Purchased Carbon Credits SACRAMENTO – The Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (DFPI) has reached an agreement with Texas-based Restitution Brands LLC stemming from the sale of carbon credits to California consumers who were not informed that the company took a significant portion of their carbon credit purchase in hidden markups. Operating as Terrapass, the company has agreed to refund over $68,500 to nine California businesses and 621 California consumers. The company has also agreed to revise their policies and procedures to disclose fees and markups associated with any future sale…
[ad_1] Before she became a part of URVARA, a regenerative farming project under Boomitra, Sunanda K Mallikarjuna, 59, from Shimoga, Karnataka cultivated only rice on her 1.25 acres farmland using chemical fertilizers and crop-enhancers to boost her yield. She longed to follow regenerative practices to promote better soil health and better yields, but Sunanda neither had the financial strength nor the wherewithal to do it on her own. Her income supported her family including her husband, two daughters and a son. But, after she became a part of URVARA, Sunanda has had the opportunity to combine her farming wisdom with…