Newsletter

Paris Agreement: Improving accountability in climate finance
The Paris Agreement is based on trust. For it to work, countries must trust that their efforts to reduce emissions will be complemented by the efforts of others. For developing countries, financial support is key to that confidence. They must trust that …

Federal and state officials work closely together
Federal, state and local officials convened this week for a national conference where members discussed and put forward proposals for setting standards for marijuana products that could later be formally incorporated into a federal manual.

Central banks made super-rich richer
Almost 500 people have become billionaires over the course of the pandemic. Stock markets have risen steadily, while unemployment has risen and real wages have stagnated. Somehow, house prices, which many believed would finally fall as economic activity …

Is the world facing a commodity supercycle?
Agricultural and mining commodity prices are at the forefront of economic trends that are shaping the global economy and affecting the world's ability to meet its climate and sustainable development goals. Policy makers need to recognize and address such …

COVID takes momentum out of global economy
The pandemic has disrupted almost every aspect of life around the world. It has hit companies and their global supply chains hard. Factories and shops have been temporarily closed. Many workers were thrown into the streets and poverty increased.

Cannabis is a thirsty plant
We would like to inform the community of some disturbing plans being developed along Scenic Highway 1, near the turn off to popular Jalama Beach.

Goldman lowers China's GDP target for 2022
Goldman Sachs on Tuesday lowered its forecast for China's economic growth in 2022 in anticipation of increased restrictions on operations to contain the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus.

Investor group warns EU
A coalition of investors managing 50 trillion euros ($56.81 trillion) has warned the European Union against labeling natural gas investments as sustainable because Brussels' plan to do so would weaken its global leadership in green finance.

Judge rejects Facebook's request
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that U.S. antitrust authorities can continue their lawsuit against Meta, Facebook's parent company. In doing so, he dealt a blow to the social media giant, which had argued the lawsuit should be dismissed.

Utah's cannabis program is struggling
Since 2020, the state's medicinal cannabis program has seen significant growth. According to an annual report last year, the number of active cardholders has more than tripled and the number of pharmacies in the state has more than doubled.
