A very timely article from the IMF Blog. Cause and Consequences. Excerpt:
"The world’s historic pivot toward curbing carbon emissions is likely to spur unprecedented demand for some of the most crucial metals used to generate and store renewable energy in a net-zero emissions by 2050 scenario."
Source: IMF Blog
White Goods. Brown Goods. Any idea?
Excerpt from the article:
"White goods hold a significantly large base in the Indian consumer market and include goods like television, AC, refrigerator, washing machines, kitchen appliances, etc. In India, the consumer durable industry is expected to witness double-digit growth in the festive season sales in 2021, although the country's economy is still struggling. The inflationary pressures on input cost are impacting the white goods' prices, which is eventually affecting the consumers. But demand is not likely to fall this year."
Excerpt:
"Some developing countries are reluctant to commit to steep emission cuts until rich nations make good on a pledge made 12 years ago to provide $100 billion per year from 2020 to help them tackle the effects of global warming."
The full article here.
Image credit - The Japan Times
Zentangle Doodling as an Art Therapy. The video is for doodling Dandelions (9.08 minutes). Have fun!
Excerpt from this article:
"Meta has billions of daily users across Facebook and Instagram to leverage for its metaverse ambitions, and Microsoft has the millions of daily Teams users and integration into Office to try to make the metaverse a reality for businesses. The metaverse battle for your digital avatars is only just beginning."
Image - Microsoft
Metaverse - Image from Internet.
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