The strategy in Europe and now developing in the U.S. is to replace fossil fuels with new green energy. Europe also wants to replace food produced using chemicals with green production approaches. At this juncture, coal and natural gas prices have doubled this year and are up 250 percent from a year ago. The problem is not caused by the carbon price in the EU emissions trading system but by the failure of wind energy this summer in Europe, coupled with a lack of investment in denigrated fossil fuel production. The Biden Administration has joined Europe in opposing official investments in coal and some policymakers want to eliminate the fuel by 2030. The Greens in Europe won on the issue of greening agricultural production and now wan...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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