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Paris Agreement: Improving accountability in climate finance
Politics

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 …

January 18, 2022• 4 min
Federal and state officials work closely together
Cannabis

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.

January 18, 2022• 3 min
Central banks made super-rich richer
Investments

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 …

January 17, 2022• 4 min
Is the world facing a commodity supercycle?
Commodities

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 …

January 17, 2022• 4 min
COVID takes momentum out of global economy
Investments

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.

January 16, 2022• 4 min
Cannabis is a thirsty plant
Cannabis

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.

January 16, 2022• 3 min
Goldman lowers China's GDP target for 2022
Investments

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.

January 15, 2022• 3 min
Investor group warns EU
Commodities

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.

January 15, 2022• 2 min
Judge rejects Facebook's request
Investments

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.

January 14, 2022• 3 min
Utah's cannabis program is struggling
Cannabis

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.

January 14, 2022• 3 min