As the effects of climate change intensify and paths for limiting global warming narrow, politicians, media and environmental advocates have rallied behind “carbon farming” as a mutually beneficial strategy for society, the environment and farmers, according to theconversation.com. IAC Desk
Battery metal prices recovered strongly in the first half of the year, giving an incentive for new production to come online. China maintained its grip on the battery chemical industry, with the biggest market share for all the five main battery metals, according to Mining Review Africa. IAC Desk
The rampant price inflation that has engulfed commodities in general has not affected gold and silver—yet. But that’s because the western Central Banks make every effort to control the price of gold and silver using unallocated forms of the metal to protect the US dollar’s reserve status and, in general, the fiat monetary system, according to investing.com IAC Desk
Two weeks ago, Big Oil suffered a series of boardroom and courtroom defeats in the hands of hardline climate activists. Exxon Mobil lost three board seats to Engine No. 1, an activist hedge, in a stunning proxy campaign, reports OilPrice.com. IAC Desk
What if China were to cut off the United States and Europe from access to rare minerals that are essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines and drones? At a time of frequent geopolitical friction among those three powers, Washington and Brussels want to avoid this scenario… reports AFP. IAC Desk
If there is one thing well known about Australia, it is that the country possesses vast quantities of resources and materials buried in the ground. The closure of one mine doesn’t usually mean the end of an era. This not only applies to the traditional materials driving Australia’s economy such as iron ore and coal, but […]
That’s a problem for economic reformers everywhere. Every tariff, subsidy, regulation, mandate, or other government program creates winners and losers. In most cases, a small number of winners, with the losses spread almost invisibly across the whole society, according to Cato Institute. IAC Desk
Inflation has been the watchword of recent months, and that’s no different in the food world. Price pressures continue to build across the supply chain as drought threatens key North American crops. That’s at a time when inventories are low, depleted after China went on a buying spree for agricultural imports earlier this year, Bloomberg […]
European leaders are expected to press President Joe Biden in meetings starting this week to scrap the steel and aluminium tariffs that former President Donald Trump slapped on them. That will require reaching a deal that appeases Biden’s key constituencies at home — namely steelmakers and unions, reports Politico. IAC Desk
Australia is on track to record a second consecutive bumper harvest according to agricultural banker Rabobank. Its analysts are forecasting another year at close to record production across the nation, with a slight alteration in where the crop will be grown, reports the North Queensland Register. IAC Desk
