International

Carbon price policies are becoming more widespread; support is rising for dividends that recycle the revenues to all

Much of the world remains in pandemic mode, although there are reasons for optimism heading into 2022

The COP26 summit has brought widespread disappointment, but did achieve progress on some issues

Investment in clean but remote electricity generation is driving new demand for bulk long-distance power transmission

The first part of the COP15 conference on biodiversity last month produced no substantive agreement

Global dependence on cloud services has increased dramatically during the pandemic as business moved online

Carbon-neutrality aims, and a shortage of substitutes, are reviving nuclear power but uranium supply is not keeping up

Market fears of a Fed policy error are overblown but will persist as long as activity slows and inflation remains high