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� � � � � � Opinion | Bill Gates: How I Invest My Money in a Warming World -     Mr. Gates is the founder of Breakthrough Energy, which invests in climate solutions that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As we head into COP28, the annual global meeting on climate change underway in Dubai, there are two dominating schools of thought, both of which are wrong. One says the future is hopeless and our grandchildren are doomed to suffer on a burning planet. The other says we’re all going to be fine because we already have everything we need to solve climate change. We’re not doomed, nor do we have all the solutions. What we do have is human ingenuity, our greatest asset. But to overcome climate change, we need rich individuals, companies and countries to step up to ensure green technologies are affordable for everyone, everywhere — including less wealthy countries that are large emitters, like China, India and Brazil. Continued here � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium Meet The Woman Teaching Millennials How To Optimize Their Brains (And The Advice She Has For All Ages) - Forbes    The moment Candy Calderon learned of her mother’s cancer diagnosis was the moment she became a revolutionary entity of change. Beyond the shock of the news was the fear of losing her closest confidante far too soon. “She was not only my mom, but also my friend, and a person that I could confide in,” Calderon added, recalling the experience that led her to pursue an education at one of the most respected nutrition and health coaching schools in the world. Holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and a Master’s in International Business, Calderon shifted careers to study at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York, while her mother endured four years of “excruciating pain and madness.” Utilizing the knowledge gained from her certification as a holistic nutrition and wellness coach, her objective was finding effective pathways toward healing that could aid in her mother’s survival. But the true test came years after Calderon’s mother was declared cancer free. “I started picking up some of her behaviors,” she said, which included losing items, and forgetting names and the contents of past conversations. When her mother began reacting to the mention of her forgetfulness with agitation and aggression, Calderon was even further alarmed. Continued here � � � � � � Explainer: Can technology solve the global climate crisis? - Reuters    Silja Yraola, an employee of Icelandic startup Carbfix, enters the dome with injection well at its facility in Olfus, Iceland, November 21, 2023. Icelandic startup Carbfix is the world's first CO2 mineral storage operator, permanently sequestering CO2 by mixing it with water and injecting into basalt rock. At its facility in... Acquire Licensing Rights Read more Dec 2 (Reuters) - Governments and investors are pouring billions of dollars into emerging technologies to combat global warming in long-shot bets that entrepreneurship can help lead the way to a climate-friendly world. As officials from nearly 200 countries seek to forge agreements at the U.N. COP28 climate summit in Dubai this month, they will also be considering deployment of the nascent technologies. Continued here � � � � � � PwC employees cheating on tests in China just cost the auditing firm $7 million in U.S. fines - Fortune    Cheating on a test can now cost you millions of dollars—at least if you’re a U.S.-regulated accounting firm. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), a U.S. regulator, slapped $7 million on two China-based firms for exam irregularities and another $900,000 in fines on a third China-based firm and four individuals for violating U.S. securities laws and PCAOB rules and standards. “These are the first enforcement settlements with mainland Chinese and Hong Kong firms since the PCAOB secured historic access to inspect and investigate firms headquartered in China and Hong Kong in 2022,” the U.S. watchdog said in a statement Thursday. PricewaterhouseCoopers is the highest-profile company implicated in the PCAOB’s disciplinary sanctions, fined $7 million alone. The regulator said that over 1,000 of the firm’s audit staff based in mainland China and Hong Kong cheated on mandatory internal training courses related to U.S. auditing. PwC China and PwC Hong Kong allegedly failed to detect and prevent extensive sharing of answers between 2018 and 2020. Continued here

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