Offset Markets Struggle in the Face of Surging Commodity Prices

Economist Offset Markets Struggle In The Face Of Surging Commodity Prices

The loamy soil and dense jungle of the Sumatran rainforest in Indonesia can store an average of 282 tonnes of carbon dioxide per hectare. If a group of climate-conscious airline passengers were to find a hectare of such forest at risk of being cut down for palm oil and were able to stop that happening, they would offset the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by 175 passengers flying, economy class, from London to New York and back.

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South Korea, U.S. to Hold Largest Live-Fire Drills Amid North Korea Tension

SEOUL, March 22 (Reuters) – South Korean and U.S. forces will hold their largest-ever live-fire exercises in June in a show of force to North Korea, which has ratcheted up…

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Korea and Japan Try and Try Again for a Reset

TOKYO – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s recent visit to Japan took an often backward-facing relationship and reset it looking forward, at least for the time being. The US was…

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Pentagon Teams Up with SBA to Sweeten the Pot for Tech Investments

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon controls spy satellites, special operators and nuclear weapons, but there’s one thing it can’t do that 118 other government offices can: run a federal credit program, using…

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