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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Energy transitions occur from time to time, due to the discovery of new energy sources such as coal or due to policy changes, such as France’s embrace of nuclear energy. Energy transitions have occurred throughout history, from burning wood to coal, then oil and natural gas. Background.

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Japan's Current Account Surplus Collapses

MishTalk

However, the value of imports soared, primarily due to rising energy costs. trillion surplus registered a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Monday. The Yen is down about 26% from the 2011 high, but contrary to expectations, the Yen decline did not sufficiently boost exports. That''s about to change. billion ($7.76

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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

Green finance is becoming increasingly dominant, as long-term investors see environmental risk management as a fundamental success factor in securing long-term returns. This revision was supposed to take place in 2020 but was eventually postponed by a year due to the pandemic. degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.”

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

The funds from these credits go towards financing various sustainability projects. Although this represents great progress, electrification still has the Achilles’ heel that current batteries are 50 times less energy dense than jet fuel. Technology Advancement. McKinsey and Company. Mordor Intelligence.

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Bank of Japan Vows to Stick with Easy Money Policy; If It Doesn't Work, Do More of It

MishTalk

Mr Kuroda, a former finance ministry official, reiterated his support for tighter fiscal policy to rein in Japan’s huge government debt, which is approaching two and a half years’ economic output. So far, Abe''s trashing of the Yen has prices has translated into higher energy costs and food costs, not wage hikes that Abe wants.

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Greece Connects with Russia, Unveils €2 Billion Gas Deal; Germans in Rift with Eurozone; Did France Save Europe?

MishTalk

PM Valls, economy minister Macron, finance minister Sapin, and former finance minister Moscovici have all pitched in to various degrees to pull the European project back from the brink. But, Ms Merkel today did not take as hard a stance as we've heard from her finance ministry.

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How Leading Companies Build the Workforces They Need to Stay Ahead

Harvard Business

The World Economic Forum predicts that “by 2020, more than a third of the desired core skill sets of most occupations will be comprised of skills that are not yet considered crucial to the job today.” Machine learning, for example, may not eliminate many jobs in their entirety.

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