Tuvalu: The Disappearing Island Nation Recreating Itself in the Metaverse
November 26th, 2024
Via BBC, a report on Tuvalu – one of the nations most at risk from climate change: Facing erasure due to climate change, the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is digitally backing up everything from its houses to its trees as it endeavors to save whatever it can. Tuvalu, a small country in the Pacific […]
Read more »Africa: Home To Some Of The Fastest Growing Economies in 2025
November 26th, 2024
Via The Economist, a look at Africa where several fast-growing economies show that not everyone is having a lost decade: To walk around Luanda, Angola’s capital, is to tour a graveyard of another era. Half-finished or empty skyscrapers loom over the sun-kissed corniche. Some of the bars along the beach are gaudy monuments to when the […]
Read more »Mexico Gets Cold Feet Over New Chinese EV Plant After Trump Win
November 26th, 2024
Via the Wall Street Journal, an article on Mexican fears that a new Chinese EV plant will provoke President Trump if BYD gets clearance to build autos south of U.S. border: Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD is finalizing plans for a factory in Mexico, a push that will test Donald Trump’s trade policies and the Mexican government’s appetite […]
Read more »Cyclone-Prone Malawi Plans Energy Storage to Bolster Grid
November 26th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on Malawi’s plans to incorporate energy storage into its grid management plan: Most of the African nation’s electricity comes from hydropower Malawi faced one of the worst tropical cyclones last year Malawi is building its first battery-energy system, a technology that will help protect its grid from cyclones that have battered […]
Read more »Turning Kazakhstan Into a Beef-Producing Machine, the American Way
November 26th, 2024
Via Inside Climate News, a look at Kazakhstan, a vast central Asian country which has millions of acres of pastureland. Can it produce steaks and burgers that offset emissions—and earn carbon credits for them? The highway running north toward the Russian border is long and straight, a black line streaking across a snowy flatness. A […]
Read more »Why Joining BRICS+ Is Not In Indonesia’s Interests
November 26th, 2024
Via The Interpreter, commentary on why joining BRICS+ is not in Indonesia’s interests: Indonesia’s decision to join BRICS+ solely based on perceived economic opportunities is highly imprudent. Although the initiative offers economic advantages, Indonesia already participates in robust platforms such as the G20 and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). It has formidable economic ties […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.