In 2023, the world wine production declined by 10% to reach 237.3 million hectolitres. Most major wine countries experienced a very difficult year. France regained its position as the world’s biggest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. Each year, the Statistical Review of World Energy offers ...

Investing in sustainable consumption and production patterns, which is the UN’s 12th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG12), looks set to present tempting opportunities for foreign direct investment ...

Business is increasingly aligning its activities with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A recent report shows that 43 percent of the world’s largest 250 companies are now ...

The world is experiencing declining per capita affordable supply of essential resources like diesel, copper, and platinum, largely due to persistently low prices that disincentivize new production and ...

An NRC committee will define and evaluate key external costs and benefits--health, environmental, security, and infrastructure--associated with the production, distribution, and consumption of energy ...

As the global economy evolves, one truth has become undeniable: long-term economic growth is not built on trading and importing but on local production and value creation. For Nigeria and indeed for ...