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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

These include offsetting greenhouse gas production by purchasing carbon credits, investing in more efficient gas turbine engines, using sustainable aviation fuel, and manufacturing with novel materials and 3D printing methods. When it comes to understanding the carbon footprint of these aircraft, the primary culprit is the engine.

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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). . Green finance is becoming increasingly dominant, as long-term investors see environmental risk management as a fundamental success factor in securing long-term returns.

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Rethinking Your Supply Chain in an Era of Protectionism

Harvard Business

With all of the changes and uncertainty, companies in a wide range of industries – from autos and chemicals to electronics and appliances – are moving quickly to rethink supply chains and make them more resilient. Engineer your supply chains to be resilient to further shifts and instabilities in trade policies and exchange rates.

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If the U.S. Gets into a Trade War with the EU, It Will Lose an Ally in Pressuring China

Harvard Business

SOEs receive preferential access to land, finance, telecom, hydrocarbons, and electricity. Instead, particularly after the 2008 financial crisis, China has expanded central planning ; 100,000 SOEs have been the principal engine of that expansion. Such market shares will create a platform for global juggernauts. .”

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business

Ageas contributes its expertise in insurance product design, marketing, finance, and risk management, while the partner, often a well-embedded local financial institution, contributes its customer portfolio, distribution channel, brand, and relationships. Another risk is the opportunity cost of not benefiting from lower investment costs.

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Financial Blogger Profile of "Mish" on Equities.Com

MishTalk

My background is in Civil Engineering. I got a degree from the University of Illinois in ’76 and worked for two years as an engineer. I was at Chase when Chase and Chemical merged. It can be ten ideas on anything about healthcare, industry, education, finance, anything medical.