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Can biodiversity credits unlock billions for nature?
Can biodiversity credits unlock billions for nature?
Economy
by  AFP

For supporters, biodiversity credits could unlock billions in much-needed funding for nature, but critics fear a repeat of scandals that have dogged other financial approaches to protecting the environment. The market in biodiversity credits or certificates -- which monetise activities that claim to protect or restore nature -- is new, unregulated and stalked by fears of "greenwashing".

Strike-hit Boeing leaves experts puzzled by strategy
Strike-hit Boeing leaves experts puzzled by strategy
Economy
by  AFP

A historic round of cost-cutting measures at Boeing has left experts perplexed and wondering whether the aviation giant, plagued by a month-long strike, is sacrificing its future. The direct financial impact of the first month of the strike reached $5 billion, including $3.26 billion for Boeing, according to Anderson Economic Group.

Google signs nuclear power deal with startup Kairos
Google signs nuclear power deal with startup Kairos
Economy
by  AFP

Google on Monday signed a deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors to help power artificial intelligence. The first of a series of small modular reactors (SMRs) developed by Kairos as a result of its deal with Google is projected to be online by the end of this decade, according to the companies.