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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

Many companies in European markets that have producers or suppliers in China currently do not assess carbon footprint in their supply chains. One famous example is Volvo announcing in 2021 that from 2030 on, they would only sell fully-electric cars (phasing out combustion engines, including hybrids). . degrees Celsius.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Aerospace is one of the fastest growing markets. While both the size of the market and its growth rate are both large, so is its carbon footprint. The Aviation Market. Ever since the Wright Brother’s famous first flight in 1903, the aviation market has gone nowhere but up. per year over the same period.

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Drones Help New Industries Take Flight

Tom Spencer

By 2030, PwC predicts that there will be around 76,000 drones in operation in the UK increasing the UK’s GDP by £42 billion and offering significant net cost savings to the tune of £16 billion. Drones are a useful tool for farmers, and the agricultural drone market is expected to be worth $1 billion by 2024 ( Margaritoff, 2018 ).

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Is Your Company Ready for the Rise of Smart Cities?

Harvard Business

Digitization has upended industry after industry — and now, as it begins to transform the environments that will be home to two-thirds of the world’s population by 2030, there is good reason to brace for another wave of disruption. Companies in multiple industries are already altering their approaches in changing urban markets.

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Email from Greek Voter With "No Dreams and Nothing to Lose"; Greek 'No' Vote Demographics

MishTalk

Finance minister (Mr. Varoufakis) said today that an IMF report showed the debt was unsustainable from the start and that financials wouldn't get better even by 2030. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. They just don't let us breathe.

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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Based on this grim prognostication, the UN has argued that carbon dioxide emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030. However, given that the fossil fuel-based energy market is valued at over $5 trillion, the risks involved in the clean energy transition are proportionally huge. Business Risks. Bottle Necks. billion barrels of oil.

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Blockchain: New Use Cases for Governments and Business

Tom Spencer

Blockchain has already had a significant impact in the finance industry with the global cryptocurrency market cap now exceeding $1 trillion. Bitcoin is the obvious frontrunner in the world of private cryptocurrencies with a current market cap of more than $500 billion. trillion by 2030. Final thoughts.