Over the wall 📶
Planting coals:Â There are approximately 9,000 coal plants around the globe.
Heatstroke:Â Japan saw its hottest summer on record in 2023.
Ecommerce:Â Black Friday consumers in the US spent a record $9.8 billion online.
The unknown:Â World Trade Organization stated in a report that geopolitical strains make the short-term outlook highly uncertain.
Sunny side:Â This year (2023), China has set to build almost as much solar installations as the entire world rolled out in 2022.
Energy goal:Â China could see $600 billion annual investments a year in its energy supply by 2050.
Inflation numbers:Â Since January 2020, electricity and groceries are up 25%, with used-car prices up to 35%, auto insurance 33% and rents roughly 20%.
That’s bananas: 99% of all banana exports are Cavendish bananas, and it has a TR4’s soil-borne fungus problem.
Office move:Â Amazon is looking for a 50,000 square feet office space in Miami, maybe because of Jeff Bezos.
For the record: Bank of Japan’s paper loss on bond holdings balloons to record $71 billion in 2023.
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