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Taiwan chip giant TSMC to build $12bn US plant

TAIPEI - Taiwanese computer chip giant TSMC announced Friday it will spend $12 billion on a state-of-the-art semiconductor foundry in the United States, creating thousands of jobs.

The announcement is a win for President Donald Trump who has pushed for major chipmakers to set up shop inside the US.

4 Eco-Friendly Ways to Join the Circular Economy

Moving towards a circular economy is good for the planet because put simply, these economies use fewer resources. Raw materials are only extracted when they’re really needed, are reused to the extent of their lifespan, and less waste is produced as a result. The model is inspired by nature and encourages sharing between others, trading, swapping and repairing existing items wherever possible instead of creating new things from scratch. To get you feeling inspired, here are some easy ways to make your everyday life more circular, less wasteful, and more economical!

Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement

Temporary Reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement. To Sustain the GHG reduction requires structural change in our economy especially in the sectors of Power (44.3%), Industry (22.4%) and Surface Transport (20.6%) accounting for 85% of the total reduction in global emissions.

Government action and economic incentives after the pandemic are likely to influence global carbon emissions for decades to come, according to this new peer-reviewed research and analysis published in Nature Climate Change on 19 May 2020.

Startups in Tokyo abandon offices amid coronavirus upheaval

TOKYO -- The operator of Machimachi, a social network for neighbors, on April 17 gave its landlord the required three-month notification that it intends to vacate an office near Tokyo's Shibuya Station.

Like other Japanese startups, Machimachi finds itself at the vanguard of a cost-cutting trend that centers around office space, made superfluous to some businesses by society's response to the novel coronavirus.

Nature Risk Rising: Why the Crisis Engulfing Nature Matters for Business and the Economy

Nature Risk Rising is published by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with PwC. It is the first in a series of reports from the New Nature Economy project.

The series of New Nature Economy (NNE) reports is being developed under the umbrella of the Nature Action Agenda, a platform for committed actors to join up ideas and efforts in the run-up to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 – in Kunming, China, in October 2020 – and in support of the related Business for Nature agenda. The NNE reports aim to contribute to the Agenda’s fact base, focusing on the business and economic case for action.