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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

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). . off predicted annual greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, compared to the previous round of commitments. Companies are increasingly being required to report on Scope 3. .

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Unleashing Entrepreneurship: The Top 20 Home-Based Business Ideas

Business Consulting Agency

Top 20 Home-Based Business Ideas E-commerce Store Overview: Setting up an online store and selling products has become increasingly popular. Businesses can save up to 78% on operating costs by hiring virtual assistants (MyTasker). Dropshipping Business Overview: Selling products without handling inventory by partnering with suppliers.

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The Fight of The Two R’s: Robots v Redundancy

Tom Spencer

“Robots could take over twenty-million jobs by 2030” (Taylor, 2019). While robots were predicted and have led to significant productivity gains, there are at the same time a number of drawbacks (Taylor, 2019). This has not only reduced the need for checkout operators but who now packs the bags? Currently, we live along-side 2.25

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How Competition Is Driving AI’s Rapid Adoption

Harvard Business

It finds that AI could (in aggregate and netting out competition effects and transition costs) deliver an additional $13 trillion to global GDP by 2030, averaging about 1.2% It took more than 30 years for electricity to diffuse and enable industrial plant design that could generate significant productivity growth.

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Trends Shaping the Automotive Industry in 2022

Epicflow

Electric Vehicles Production and Sales Will Grow. For example, the European Green Deal involves achieving the following objectives: emissions from cars must be reduced by 55% by 2030, while new cars are expected to produce zero emissions by 2035. . What else should we expect in 2022?

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

While electric vehicles are already replacing conventional automobiles, no electric aircraft is ready for large scale commercial production that can usher in a sustainable revolution in aerospace. And by 2030, it aims to have SAF account for at least 10% of its global aviation fuel sales. Other Trends. Aerospace Technology.

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ESG’s Impact on Professional Services

Prudent Pedal

The metrics align with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and centered around four key areas owned by no other than the Big 4 public accounting firms: principles of governance (led by Deloitte), planet (led by PwC), people (led by KPMG) and prosperity (led by Ernst & Young). . Time will tell.

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