S. Korean researchers turn CO2 into industrial gas

Oct 31, 2021 23:35 pm UTC| Science Nature Economy

A South Korean research team has developed a catalyst and processing technology that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO), an industrial gas. Carbon monoxide is used in metal fabrication, electronics,...

Japan promoting stronger tasting 'mother cow' wagyu for exports

Oct 31, 2021 23:34 pm UTC| Economy Life

Japan is looking to export more wagyu from refattened mother cows, aged 90 to 100 months and previously considered to be of low value, individually fed to produce meat with moderate fat. Wagyu from young cows aged 27 to...

The EU's Green Deal: opportunities, threats and risks for South African agriculture

Oct 31, 2021 23:34 pm UTC| Politics Economy

The European Union among a host of other countries is seeking to implement urgent policy measures to combat the effects of climate change. In its 2030 climate target plan, the EU aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...

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Climate change: how economists underestimated benefits of action for decades

Oct 31, 2021 23:33 pm UTC| Economy

The costs of doing nothing vastly outweigh the costs of decarbonising a global economy which, since the Industrial Revolution, has been powered by fossil fuels. That may seem self-evident today, when catastrophic fires and...

Why taxing US billionaires’ wealth – as Biden tried to do – will never work

Oct 31, 2021 23:29 pm UTC| Economy

The speed with which a tax on billionaires came and went as a means to pay for President Joe Bidens economic agenda shows why its so hard to tax wealth in the U.S. Democrats unveiled their proposal on Oct. 27, 2021, and...

Johnson & Johnson spends $800 million to settle most gynecomastia lawsuits

Oct 31, 2021 19:18 pm UTC| Law Economy

Johnson Johnson disclosed that it spent $800 million in settling substantially all of the roughly 9,000 cases by men who claimed having developed excessive breast tissue in using the companys antipsychotic drug...

McDonald's to retain 6% price increase till end of 2021

Oct 31, 2021 17:52 pm UTC| Economy Business

McDonalds would retain the 6 percent price increases from earlier in the year through the end of 2021 to cope with higher labor and supply costs. CEO Chris Kempczinski said the 6 percent increase is to cover both labor...