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Experts at odds over result of UN climate talks in Dubai; ‘Historic,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?

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Experts at odds over result of UN climate talks in Dubai; ‘Historic,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence of compromise, finding common language that nearly 200 countries accepted, at times grudgingly. For the first time in nearly three decades of such talks, the final agreement mentioned fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — … Read more

Supply Chain Latest: Digitizing Global Trade

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Supply Chain Latest: Digitizing Global Trade

They’re relatively easy to forge, often get lost and can add huge amounts of time to the intricate maze through which international commerce is transacted. Yet paper documents still rule in the $25 trillion market for global merchandise trade. That system — where the exchange of physical bills-of-lading has gone on for centuries — remains … Read more