Carbon crunch and the climate bubble

Who will bail out the climate bubble? Global carbon markets and pricing mechanisms fulfil the aspirations of the global climate community. But they quickly lead to runaway speculation, high-risk carbon derivatives markets, and ...

China’s investment and services “great wall”

While China’s OFDI is characterised by being politically unconditional, therefore highly welcomed, the predominance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) investing in Africa and other developing countries could eventually become ...

Saving Plans for a New Organ

A Medi-Bank has been established. In this bank, individuals can invest money for future medical treatments. A client could for example, invest in a particular savings plan for spare organs in case of an illness or accident.

Cultural diversiy becomes an investment heaven

Cultural industries are driven by climate change into a ‘fin-de-siecle’ nihilist escapism. New immersive / pervasive ICT combines gaming, education, sound, video, and social / cultural networking on a web2-3 model. As socie...