A recently completed 4-level house in Trancoso (Bahia, Brazil) is receiving praise from many people on Archi Daily for its simple, rustic design, which is extremely beautiful and functional. The whole house uses only white paint, the highlight comes from the tile roof and wooden trusses. The bedroom has large windows for light and air circulation, white sheets and curtains give it a sophisticated feel, while the deep brown color of the recycled wood panels is somewhat rotten (which has been treated to make safety) from the bed, wardrobe to give people a warm, rustic. In the kitchen, the dining table is placed between the wash counter and the cooking table to optimize space. The table is paved with polished granite, while the two side counters are made of asphalt coated concrete. The cups and cups in the house are mostly ceramic to “fit in” with the simple and old look of the house. The toilet has a small window for air circulation and is fitted with a bronze mirror to add to the antique look, the hand basin makes use of a log hewn like a boat, the baskets are made of woven bamboo. The house is located in the middle of a green garden. Outside there is also a small swimming pool for homeowners to “cool off” on hot summer days. In the house, many seats are arranged in areas near trees for people to mingle with nature and rest after hours of tiring work. Compared to the modern house design next door, the level 4 house looks quiet and natural rustic. Design drawings of the house.

Recently, on the personal page of the veteran male MC, he shared self-composed poems to coach Park Hang-seo and assistant Lee Young-jin. At the same time, Lai Van Sam showed his talent to predict this would be a draw with a score of 2-2. Post by MC Lai Van Sam on his personal page trang Originally posted by MC Lai Van Sam: Park’s words before leaving Lee. “Lee, I tell Lee this: We’ll be gone in twelve hours. Tonight only win, or draw! Rock for people happy, people happy, people happy! 2-2? 1-1? 0-0? Of those 3 bets, we follow the first one!!!”. Besides, journalist Lai Van Sam expressed his belief in the Korean coach: “I believe and follow you, Park Hang Seo!”. The post of the popular male MC received an enthusiastic response from a large number of netizens. Son Lai Van Sam – journalist Lai Bac Hai Dang left a humorous comment “interrogating” his father: “The last two verses are a bit lost in rhyme! Kind of like adding another post to this one. So it’s all even? Is there no other case?” In response, Mc “Happy memory” happily said: “If you predicted it, it would only be 1!!! Shouldn’t have attended: either win, or draw, or lose… That’s demanding! Either way, I’ll get to the next round, haha.” Editor Quang Minh also contributed: “I see the image of two heart-shaped jigsaws. But just keep winning, I’ll be happy”, … The lovely interaction of father and son Lai Van Sam and Lai Bac Hai Dang received the attention of the audience Tonight (June 15), the Vietnamese team will face the UAE at 23:45 in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. In this match, Coach Park Hang-seo was banned from directing because he received a yellow card in the meeting with Malaysia yesterday. 11/6 and the first leg against Thailand. Therefore, assistant Lee Young-jin will replace Mr. Park to direct the Vietnam – UAE match.

Visitors experience traveling through the forest of Ca Mau Cape. (Source: Ca Mau Newspaper) Located in the southernmost part of the country, Ca Mau possesses many unique and different tourism resources. Turning resources into highly competitive tourism products, at this time, in the context of the country’s highest priority for COVID-19 prevention and control, Ca Mau tourism also recognizes and re-evaluates. strengths to both overcome difficulties and be ready for development and breakthrough in the coming time. As a land containing many wild beauty and historical and cultural values ​​for more than 300 years of formation and development, for tourism, Ca Mau is not only a destination, but also an address for tourists. Discoveries and experiences bring many emotions through each trip of tourists. Ecosystem diversity with human values ​​nhân Talking about the potential and difference of local tourism, Mr. Tran Hong Quan – Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ca Mau province emphasized that as one of the four provinces in the key economic region of the Mekong Delta, Ca Mau has World Biosphere Reserve and Wetlands of International Importance (World Ramsar Site), associated with Cape Ca Mau National Park – belongs to the mangrove ecosystem with a natural area of ​​about 42,000 ha, U Minh Ha National Park – belongs to the freshwater mangrove ecosystem with an area of ​​8,286 ha, very convenient for investment and development of ecotourism. The potential of forests, sea and rich flora and fauna ecosystems, over 200 aquatic species of salt, brackish, and freshwater ecosystems, dozens of typical mangrove plant species, a mixture of mangroves, parrots, etc. fish sauce and a number of other species … have formed for this land the biodiversity, ecological environment diversity. Not only has the ecosystem of freshwater and mangrove forests, Ca Mau also has humanistic tourism products associated with the unique characteristics of the people of the river and the cape, with many works, cultural and historical relics of the highest level. national and provincial levels associated with the process of formation, construction and development of the land, people, and rivers of Ca Mau. In particular, in Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district, there is a cluster of works of Lac Long Quan Temple and Mother Statue, which is a meaningful symbol of Dat Mui Ca Mau, showing the tradition of always looking to the origin of the nation. There is also the symbol of Hanoi Flagpole, meaning affirmation of sovereignty, aspiration for peace, prosperity and territorial integrity of the country, a symbol of pride in reunifying the mountains and rivers on the S-shaped strip of land. towards the sacred East Sea of ​​the Fatherland. Besides, according to Deputy Director of Ca Mau Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tieu Minh Tien, contributing to the attraction of local tourism, there are also indigenous culture, historical and cultural relics, tourist attractions. Festivals, national intangible cultural heritages such as the art of Don ca tai tu, the profession of bee guard, the profession of making fish sauce, and culinary specialties have been recognized by the National Record Organization: Nam Can Crab. , U Minh fish sauce hot pot is in the top 100 Vietnamese specialties or dried shrimp specialties Ca Mau and U Minh forest honey are ranked in the top 100 gift specialties of Vietnam. Products for discovery and experience As a land that evokes many sacred emotions for tourists when visiting and discovering, Ca Mau’s tourism products have been perfected and exploited in the direction of focusing on experience, discovery and discovery activities. understand the local culture, places with historical imprints. Hanoi flagpole on the homeland of Dat Mui Ca Mau. (Photo: The Anh/VNA) According to many travel experts, this is the right direction of Ca Mau tourism. Because, it is from the experiential tourism activities, the discovery will bring visitors added value in each trip such as, fostering love for the homeland, studying and learning about the history of the country. history, geography, culture and contribute to creating many highlights and branding Ca Mau tourism . For example, exploring the mangrove ecosystem in the buffer zone of U Minh Ha National Park with the destination of Muoi Ngot eco-tourism area in Northwest Khanh Binh commune, Tran Van Thoi district is one of the products Unique tourism is visited and experienced by many tourists. Many travel companies have designed and included in the tour program the experience of following the beekeeper to collect honey in the beehive (the people here often call it “eating bees”) in the U Minh forest area. . Director of Muoi Ngot Eco-tourism Area Pham Duy Khanh said that as a beekeeper, he now combines both work and eco-tourism development. He was very proud when the beekeeping profession was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of the country. Visitors to this eco-tourism site will learn and experience the profession of guarding bees, being introduced to each stage and how to guard the rafter, that is, creating a “house” for bees to nest and live. in the melaleuca forest. See firsthand the rafter set for bees to nest and listen to the rafter worker tell about the behavior of honey bees who often choose to nest in slanted tree trunks, then go together to harvest honey, with many tourists. it’s discovery, very valuable experience. According to Mr. Pham Duy Khanh, in order to experience honey harvesting activities in U Minh Ha area, visitors are meticulously guided on tools for a honey-harvesting trip such as coir torches that make bees sick. drunkenness, in order to limit being “attacked” by bees, honey cutters, honey containers, etc. With a protective net over their heads, many visitors from the first place were a little nervous and worried, then they were very excited to come to Muoi Ngot tourist area many times and stay to join the beekeepers to harvest honey. , participate in honey extraction and buy as gifts. Not only have experiences with the mangrove ecosystem, coming to Ca Mau, tourists also have unique discoveries at the tourist destination linking the mangrove ecosystem with the mangrove forests stretching in Nam Can, Ngoc Hien… Dat Mui community tourist site of Mr. Nguyen Van Nhuan’s family (commonly known as Tu Nhuan) in Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district, is one of the recognized community eco-tourism sites in Ca Mau. Mr. Tu Nhuan said that on 9ha of mangrove forest, planted with mangroves, fish sauce and aquaculture, he has created a reasonable space to welcome guests with houses on stilts on water, wooden floors, thatched roofs. Coming here, visitors can rest, relax, visit the mangrove forest, and enjoy fresh seafood typical of the mangrove ecosystem. In addition, visitors can also experience fishing activities, go fishing, fishing, catching wool snails, blood cockles… Especially, with the route through the forest, visitors can also visit alluvial plains and forests. primary, observing the animals living under the mangrove canopy. Ms. Ho Thu Hang, a tourist from Quynh Luu district (Nghe An), shared that coming to Ca Mau not only once, she had many new experiences in this land. She and the beekeeper went to collect honey. She was delighted to hold in her hand the newly harvested honeycomb with the bees still drunk, to taste a little pure Melaleuca honey right in the land of U Minh Ha and culinary specialties made by the farmers themselves. processing tourism such as young bee salad, bee sauce, deep-fried breaded bees, braised frogs, sour hot pot snakehead fish… And when visiting the mangrove forest in Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district, she and her friends had other fascinating experiences such as, going to search for three aspects in the night, catching mudskippers – fish that can crawl on land and climbing trees in Ca Mau mangrove forest.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (living in Cai Nuoc district, Ca Mau) said that his family has nearly 2 hectares of extensive shrimp farming land. “Before that, when I came to the water of the square (full moon or thirty), I set a trap to catch tens of kilograms of wild goby fish, which was normal. But, now it is no longer,” Mr. Goby fish has soft and sweet meat, so when processed into dishes such as: grilled with salt and pepper, dried, cooked with sour soup, etc., it is usually very delicious. In particular, it is impossible not to mention the dried goby dish, which is one of the favorite dishes indispensable in the family meals of many households on Tet holidays. Facing the needs of the market, many households in Ca Mau have chosen the goby fish farming model to develop their economy and bring about unexpected results. People’s lives have gradually improved and become quite rich. Witnessing the scene of people using mouse tails to catch goby fish, many people coming to Ca Mau couldn’t help but admire and enjoy. Ca Mau farmers use “rat tail” to harvest goby fish in ponds Mr. Nguyen Van Dao (41 years old, living in Cai Nuoc district) said he has been working with goby fish farming for more than 5 years. “Around July every year, I buy goby fry from Ngoc Hien (Ca Mau) for stocking. After the care period, by December of the lunar calendar, the fish reached the weight above or below 40 fish/kg, then started to be harvested. Farmed goby fish is the same as in the wild, when it comes to square water, it is normal to run several dozen kilograms, “Dao said. Goby fish after being harvested by “rat tail” is brought into the nets waiting for traders to come and buy. With two ponds of goby, the last crop has helped Mr. Dao earn a profit of over 100 million dong after deducting all costs. To catch goby fish, people often hire workers to pull or place rat tails to sell them gradually. “In the last goby case, I saved millions of dong because I didn’t have to hire someone to pull but used a mouse’s tail to catch fish. Harvested in a rolling pattern, so I can sell at a high price and even have traders come to my house to buy it,” said Nguyen Kieu Tien excitedly. Traders come to the pond to buy and use the profit shell to transport it Currently, commercial goby fish (30-40 fish/kg) is bought by traders coming to the pond with prices ranging from around 75,000 VND/kg (depending on the type).

In order to promote and introduce potential strengths, Ca Mau province has passed events, cultural, sports, tourism and commercial activities to domestic and foreign tourists, including the event “Perfume” U Minh forest”. Currently, U Minh Ha forest land still ranks first in the freshwater ecosystem in the Mekong Delta. In particular, this place also has a traditional job of guarding bees, associated with the U Minh Ha honey brand known to the whole country. Mr. Pham Duy Thanh (living in Khanh Binh Northwest commune, Tran Van Thoi district), said that when coming to the Melaleuca forest area, the most interesting thing for tourists is to eat bees for honey. Beekeeping is a family tradition. Before developing into a tourism product, this was the main income earner for Mr. Thanh’s family. “Being introduced to friends all over the world, the special traditional craft of our homeland is a great happiness for us,” said Mr. Thanh. Through activities in the event “Fragrance of U Minh Forest”, Ca Mau wishes to help visitors experience and discover the rich products of the land of U Minh Ha. Thereby, promoting and introducing potentials and strengths of U Minh district through cultural, tourism, culinary and commercial activities. Creating conditions for businesses to meet, connect, expand links, cooperate in tourism development, attract investment in developing product brands, improve competitiveness with localities in the province… Tourists visit and experience the activities of guarding bee trusses in U Minh Ha forest (Ca Mau). On the basis of promoting the potential of local agricultural strengths, Bac Lieu also finds resources to exploit the cultural and landscape characteristics of rural areas to form attractive agricultural tourism products. Visitors can visit and experience such as visiting Bac Lieu longan garden as a typical example. Located 6km from the center of Bac Lieu city, stretching nearly 7km along the coastal route from Nha Mat ward to Vinh Trach Dong commune with an area of ​​over 50 hectares. The highlight here are the longan gardens with many ancient longan roots, with trees up to hundreds of years old. In addition, a rural setting typical for the countryside of the Mekong Delta creates an attractive agro-ecological space that can organize diverse tourism activities, such as: weekend breaks, culture , ecology, cuisine… Currently, Bac Lieu longan garden area has implemented a project to preserve ancient longan associated with tourism development in Giong longan tourist area with over 1,110 original longan trees owned by 48 households in Hiep Thanh commune and Vinh Zedong. Or sightseeing tours associated with mangroves, agro-ecology, fishery combined with visiting wind power are also developed by Bac Lieu province. Due to its natural features, Bac Lieu’s sea does not have natural beaches, but has unique features of the mangrove ecosystem such as the mangrove landscape with interlaced canals, a system of farms and areas. aquaculture. Especially wind power projects in coastal areas… These areas can be exploited for tourism development in the form of resort resorts associated with agro-ecology, visiting wind power, directly experiencing the life of coastal residents such as: fishing, fishing, etc. , catch shrimp or catch clams… Recently, Dong Thap province has emerged as one of the localities with a rapid breakthrough in tourism development. Although there are not many famous scenic spots, but with the advantage of agriculture, the enthusiasm of the people of Dong Thap province has many good ways to “retain” tourists when coming to the land of pink lotus. As a purely agricultural province, agriculture is considered a key economic sector to help Dong Thap province promote economic development. However, in the past few years, many farmers have shifted to develop agricultural production along with tourism. The new economic model not only helps farmers in Dong Thap province to improve their income, but also improves farmers’ thinking about agricultural economic development. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dong Thap province, over the past time, the agricultural tourism model has helped farmers in Dong Thap province to improve their income many times higher, a part of farmers in Dong Thap province is gradually switching from agricultural production. purely agricultural economic model. In the period from 2016 to 2020, the orchard attractions in the province have welcomed over 150,000 tourists with a total revenue of over 43 billion VND. This is a clear demonstration that developing agricultural tourism is a promising new direction to help Dong Thap province extend the value chain of agricultural production. Many farmers in Dong Thap also expressed that they develop tourism not only for economic benefits but also for responsibility and pride for their homeland. When doing tourism besides agricultural production, what they receive is not only immediate profits but also useful information through contact with tourists… Tourists visit and experience the activities of guarding bee trusses in U Minh Ha forest (Ca Mau). One of the places with many agricultural tourist attractions when coming to Can Tho city is Phong Dien district. This place not only has My Khanh tourist village with many games and attractive dishes, but also many households doing eco-tourism, concentrated in the hamlets: My Hoa, My Nhon and My Ai (My Khanh commune). . The owner of Hoang Anh fruit garden belongs to farmer Vo Hoang Thanh. Having opened a restaurant to sell food and drinks to people in the neighborhood, 7 years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Thanh boldly invested in gardens, dug fish ponds and formed an ecological area to serve tourists. This ecological garden is located on the banks of a 6,000m² wide canal, growing all kinds of fruit trees, such as: green grapefruit, dragon fruit, pineapple (pineapple), papaya, custard apple… Not far away is a 1.2 hectare garden planted and maintained by Mr. Lam The Cuong (My Ai hamlet, My Khanh commune) for more than 60 years. In the garden, he built small houses so that visitors could stay overnight… Can Tho currently has over 32 tourist garden sites and dozens of households doing community tourism. This is a type of tourism developed on the basis of cultural values ​​of the community, managed, exploited and benefited by residents. The city’s tourism development goal is to help people increase their income, improve their lives, exchange and exchange cultures, contribute to socio-economic development… According to Mr. Nguyen Khanh Tung, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City, community tourism development in Can Tho will not follow the general model but depending on the natural conditions and characteristics of each locality to build a model. fit. In which, it is necessary to clearly identify the subject of community tourism activities as the local people, the indigenous cultural identity is the core value. “We will survey and re-locate potential areas for community-based tourism, from which there will be a proposal to build a community development tourism project for Can Tho,” said Mr. Tung.

Bee salad. “Eating bees” is the local way of saying about the journey to get honey from the hive. Mr. Pham Duy Khanh, a resident of U Minh Ha and a tourist from the profession of guarding bee hive, said: “When workers collect honey from the beehive, they often enjoy a part of honey and young honeycomb on the spot to assess the quality. amount of honey as well as reward yourself. Because eating bees in the forest is always better than taking them home.” U Minh Ha wild honey is a specialty of Ca Mau, famous for its quality that is hard to match. Because only bees that suck nectar of Melaleuca flowers can give clear yellow honey with a gentle floral scent and pure sweetness. In particular, the bees only come to nest when the Melaleuca forest is planted close to nature on a large and dense area. With lush green melaleuca forests all year round, U Minh Ha National Forest is an ideal habitat for bees. Especially, at the time when Melaleuca flowers bloom, a lot of honey bees fly back to make nests. Capturing this behavior, Mr. Pham Duy Khanh’s family planted Melaleuca on an area of ​​60ha, creating a living environment to attract bees and preserve the profession of guarding bees. According to local people, the “eating bee” season usually starts from about March onwards, when the weather is dry and hot, suitable for melaleuca flowers to bloom and bees to make honey. A few weeks before this time, people have prepared to set aside the truss for the bees to make a nest. This truss set is usually made from melaleuca tree, straight body, with a diameter of 10-15cm, peeled off, dry. The truss is pitched in the shape of a roof and is suitable for locations where the sun shines through. The time for bees to nest is about 20-30 days. After that, people will visit and collect honey at the right time when the hive has formed. To collect honey, workers must carry a smoker or a torch made of coconut fiber, long-sleeved clothes, a hood, gloves, a knife and other tools to store honeycombs and honeycombs. Usually, the worker uses a knife to cut and separate the honey from the hive, leaving about 1/3 of the hive for the bees to make a new nest. Pham Duy Khanh shared: “The habit of bees when growing up will separate the colony to make new nests, so it will continue to give honey. A nest like this, if exploited well, can get honey 3-4 times.” After cutting the honeycomb out of the nest, squeeze or squeeze the honey. Each hive on average gives about 3-5 liters of honey, with nests up to 10 liters. In the dry season, honey is more abundant and of better quality than in the rainy season. When beekeeping is exploited as a tourist product, visitors will experience the journey into the forest to collect honey with local workers. This journey brings many interesting things, not only the thrill of weaving through the forests and lagoons; visitors can also enjoy honey on the spot. Young bees are also processed into unique dishes. It is young bee salad, young bee pancakes, young bee porridge, young bee sauce or deep-fried young bees. This is a special feature that can only be experienced directly in U Minh Ha forest. Beekeeping is a typical profession of the U Minh Ha forest area, which is not only valuable in terms of economy but also imbued with local cultural identity. Since then formed a tourism product that is attracting more and more tourists to Ca Mau.

In the world, it is true that there are many digital currencies (like Bitcoin) that are recognized by countries and in fact many entrepreneurs have become billionaires thanks to it. Many technology experts believe that digital currencies in the future will be encrypted with top secret, able to cross space, time, and transact easily… Of course, the current operating environment is only for transactions in one multinationals (there are large American companies that are even richer than a sovereign nation) are experienced enough; did not say anything on the internet. As long as some large enterprises accept the transaction (a certain digital currency) it can circulate within the allowed range. Recently, with the participation of billionaire Elon Musk (famous Tesla boss of South African origin), Bitcoin has skyrocketed in price. Because the community using digital currency is still a minority (compared to real money), it is still called virtual money. Because, transactions are still converted into real money (through strong currencies like USD). Just like real money, there are different types of virtual money. As a general trend, many digital businesses want to create their own currency. For example, even the social network Facebook also formed a coin called Diem (formerly named Libra). The problem is that in Vietnam, the currencies that are used by the world’s billionaires and some countries for the above transactions are not accepted by the authorities in the country. There are many reasons, but it is possible that controlling such coins is not easy. In addition to virtual currencies with “cheek numbers”, many fake “boss” set up floors and set up servers abroad to attract participants with huge profits. These brokers are called binary options trading (a way of betting to predict the price of virtual currencies, stocks rising/falling). Many times, its form is no different from a type of online gambling. Not to mention, with this virtual currency, football betting houses (overseas) or something similar can easily receive bets. Virtual money transfers are also difficult for the state to control through tax collection… Most importantly, both in the world and in Vietnam, many exchanges suddenly closed, collapsed due to the sudden death or escape of the owner. led to the deaths of tens of thousands of “mommoths”. The deaths are similar to the collapse of the multi-level system.

Factory DAC. After 2050, we still have to double our efficiency. Currently, the fastest and most powerful solution is CO2 extraction by DAC method. For one thing, it takes 30,000 large-capacity DAC (Direct Air Capture) plants, estimated to cost $ 15,000 billion. Direct CO2 filter Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, the world has made many efforts to reduce CO2. The most popular solution is afforestation, but this way of “green” still has many potential risks. First, afforestation takes space and time. It requires a large investment, likely to push food prices five times higher. Second, even when the Earth is completely green, forests will only absorb 30% of the annual emissions that need to be treated. Third, the plant itself is the “receptor for CO2”. If not handled properly upon death, they will turn out to be harmful to humans. “Humanity needs a faster, more drastic solution”, Steve Oldham (USA) affirmed. He introduced the initiative of Carbon Engineering Company: DAC Factory, removed CO2 by the method of direct air capture (DAC). The DAC method was invented in 1999. It operates on the principle of absorbing air, leading to an alkaline environment, isolating and compressing to preserve CO2. The experimental DAC plant was built in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. It is installed with a series of giant fan tubes on the roof, sucking in ambient air. Currently, CO2 makes up about 0.04% of the air. Carbon Engineering fan duct connected to a filtration system consists of 3 chambers. The first chamber contains alkali potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution. When the air passes through, the KOH reacts with CO2, forming potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3). The KHCO3 formed is led to a second chamber containing calcium hydroxide (Ca (OH) ₂). It reacts, forming limestone and being expelled into the third chamber. In the third chamber, the heated limestone decomposes, creating pure CO2. The DAC recycles the catalyst residue, forming a closed and repeating loop. It captures CO2 without releasing waste. “We are miserable with climate change and the cause of it is excess CO2” – Oldham said – “But with the DAC plant, you can purify this emissions anywhere and anywhere. when”. Cost “huge” CO2 can be commercialized by selling it to agriculture. The world is emitting about 36 billion tons of CO2 / year. “To avoid the risk of global warming, we need to successfully remove 10 billion tons of CO2 / year”, ecologist Jane Zelikova (Ukraine) said. To remove 10 billion tons of CO2 / year, a widespread DAC system is needed, with a total of 30,000 factories. Each year, these three thousand plants require 4 million tons of KOH. They also need a huge amount of energy to operate, estimated to account for up to one-sixth of total global energy. The cost of building a DAC factory is 500 million USD. With 30,000 factories, mankind has to spend 15,000 billion USD. “We need to filter 800 billion tons of CO2 out of the atmosphere,” Oldham said. Recently, many philanthropists and large corporations have expressed their support for DAC. Billionaire and philanthropist Elon Musk (South African American) pledges $ 100 million to develop CO2 capture technology by this method. Microsoft, United Airlines, ExxonMobil … also enthusiastically invested billions of dollars. Until now, estimates of the cost of capturing CO2 in the air have been very expensive. It ranges from 100 to 1,000 USD / ton. Oldham believes that the DAC industry will help lower it to only 94 USD / ton. Big bet Mankind sees CO2 as an enemy, wanting to be wiped out from the atmosphere. Did you know that in the business sector, compressed CO2 is still a valuable commodity? In Switzerland, Climeworks (a CO2 capture center) is compressing CO2 with an efficiency of 900 tons / year. They sell it to greenhouses that increase crop yields. Unfortunately, the most potential customer of compressed CO2 is the fossil fuel industry – the most terrible CO2 emission sector. Petroleum is a finite source of energy, but can be renewable by adding CO2. Occidental Petroleum Company in Texas signed a contract with Carbon Engineering to build a large-scale DAC plant. They aim to filter and utilize 50 million tons of CO2 / year, used for the purpose of increasing oil regeneration. Naturally, this amount of CO2 will be re-emitted in the new oil. It makes efforts to remove CO2 “evenly”. “We must admit, DAC is an expensive solution”, businessman and writer Chris Goodall (UK) said. The problem is that humanity urgently needs to deal with its excess CO2. If we are late, we could pay a heavy price. Losses caused by natural disasters from climate change are extremely severe. It is even able to exceed the amount of money spent operating DACs by many times. The more you hesitate and delay, the more CO2 increase cannot be controlled. The role of DAC is to control emissions. For tomorrow, mankind may have to accept today’s costly. In the event of failure to do business, Iceland proposes mineralization. They succeeded by mixing CO2 into water, pumping down basalt layers in the ground 500 – 600m deep. After about 2 years, CO2 self-changes into calcite (limestone). Waiting time for mineralization, CO2 mixed in water. CO2 containing water is heavier than normal, sinks deeply, so it does not affect the quality of floating water. In other words, the mineralization of CO2 ensures ecological safety.

The German financial regulator BaFin is examining possible stock speculation by employees at the authority. In a total of two cases, BaFin is investigating the question of whether the reported private financial transactions are to be classified as speculative, said the Federal Ministry of Finance. Two people are affected. The ministry responded to a request from Fabio de Masi, the left wing’s financial expert in the Bundestag. The deals were noticed during an investigation of employee deals with shares in the US companies Gamestop and AMC Entertainment. The federal government pointed out that Gamestop and AMC are US companies and that shares in these companies are not subject to the BaFin’s trade ban for private financial transactions. These companies are also not subject to BaFin’s corporate supervision.

Purely speculative business is prohibited

Basically, trading in these shares would be permitted for BaFin employees. However, this does not apply if it is speculative business, because such private business has no longer been allowed in the authority since October 16, 2020. If the two employees actually carried out such transactions, this would be unacceptable from the point of view of BaFin and the ministry. At BaFin, “speculative transactions” means short-term trading in the market – for example with derivative financial instruments or shares. When speculating, the focus is on short-term gains, while an investment aims to achieve long-term returns.

Course capers at Gamestop

The The US video game retailer Gamestop’s price capers had kept the stock exchanges in suspense for weeks. There was also speculation with shares in the AMC cinema chain. The value of the shares had increased significantly in some cases. At Gamestop, for example, small investors with concerted purchases forced hedge funds to cancel their bets on a collapse in the price of the securities. That drove the price higher as the hedge funds were forced to stock up on Gamestop stocks. But then profits melted again. Anyone who happened to hit the right time could still rake in massive price gains. These had nothing to do with the company’s economic or business success – it was a pure bet. As a retailer in the games industry, Gamestop has long been under pressure as the business is increasingly shifting to the Internet.