OTTAWA, ON , Dec. 19, 2024 /CNW/ - As the year ends, Canadians will mark that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year ever recorded, with record-breaking extreme weather events driving up a wide range of costs from groceries to insurance premiums. Our comprehensive climate plan is making a difference in the fight against climate change, positioning Canada to have a stronger, greener economy, safeguarding us from increasing costs, and protecting our health and safety in the coming years and decades. For the first time in Canada's history, the Government of Canada has released an early summary of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions estimates from the National Inventory Report ahead of the full publication in the spring of 2025. This report, announced by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, reveals that Canada's economic sector emissions have dropped year-over-year between 2022 and 2023, to 694 megatonnes, a drop of 6 megatonnes. This is equivalent to taking over 1.8 million cars off the road for a year. Canada's emissions are now the lowest they have been in 27 years, excluding the pandemic years, and significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels. In 2015, Canada's emissions were projected to increase by 9% by 2030 when compared to 2005 levels. The data today confirms Canada is now successfully bending the emissions curve. Thanks to the efforts of all Canadians, our economy continues to grow, all while we're cutting pollution. Preliminary data includes: Between 2005 and 2023, the emission intensity of Canada's economy was cut by 34%. Since 2005, emissions from electricity decreased by 67 megatonnes (-58%) driven by the phase-out of coal-fired electricity generation. In 2025, our focus on climate action will include finalizing pollution reduction measures in the oil and gas industry, a sector with a critical role to play in meeting the country's climate objectives. We will also finalize the Investment Tax Credits, which will support investments in technologies that will reduce emissions and create new, well-paying, middle-class jobs. We are powering forward to a low-emission future. But there is more work to do. Building a clean economy is not a given—it will take real actions and the shared conviction that a strong economy and healthy environment can be built for everyone. Quotes "Today's data confirms what we have been saying: our plan is working. Thanks to the work of Canadians from every region of this country, we are succeeding in cutting pollution to the lowest level in over 27 years (excluding pandemic years), while our economy is growing. We are doing that by supporting the industries that are creating jobs for Canadians, alongside measures that help Canadians with cost savings in their daily lives. This month, we have made substantial progress with the release of the Canada's national electricity strategy. As we look to the coming year, finalizing the cap on greenhouse gas pollution in the oil and gas sector will be essential to build a better world for our kids and grandkids. – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Quick facts The 2023 economic sector emissions estimates do not include the land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) accounting contribution, which will not be finalized until 2025, and which is projected to be about 40 megatonnes of additional reductions. With the LULUCF accounting contribution added, Canada's emissions for 2023 are estimated to be about 14 per cent below 2005 levels, which will be confirmed once the data are available next year. Associated links Canada's Preliminary Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1990-2023) Environment and Climate Change Canada's X page Environment and Climate Change Canada's Facebook page Environment and Natural Resources in Canada's Facebook page Environment and Climate Change Canada's LinkedIn page Environment and Climate Change Canada's Instagram page SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada View original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2024/19/c6075.html © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of MetLife, Inc. ( NYSE:MET – Free Report ) by 8.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,408 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 788 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in MetLife were worth $858,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in MetLife by 244.4% in the third quarter. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC now owns 310 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of MetLife by 131.9% in the 3rd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 327 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MetLife by 374.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 351 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the period. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its position in shares of MetLife by 177.3% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 416 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in MetLife by 37.0% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 533 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the period. 89.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on MET shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on MetLife from $86.00 to $85.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 19th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on MetLife from $89.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on MetLife from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com upgraded MetLife from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on MetLife from $91.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.46. MetLife Stock Up 1.7 % Shares of NYSE:MET opened at $86.60 on Friday. MetLife, Inc. has a one year low of $62.81 and a one year high of $86.94. The stock has a market cap of $59.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.16 and a quick ratio of 0.16. The company has a 50 day moving average of $82.48 and a 200-day moving average of $76.02. MetLife Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 5th will be given a $0.545 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 5th. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.52%. MetLife’s dividend payout ratio is currently 43.95%. About MetLife ( Free Report ) MetLife, Inc, a financial services company, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services worldwide. It operates through six segments: Retirement and Income Solutions; Group Benefits; Asia; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and MetLife Holdings. The company offers life, dental, group short-and long-term disability, individual disability, pet insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, vision, and accident and health coverages, as well as prepaid legal plans; administrative services-only arrangements to employers; and general and separate account, and synthetic guaranteed interest contracts, as well as private floating rate funding agreements. 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So, what worked for the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led INDIA grouping in the just concluded assembly election in Jharkhand? A trend emerges if one looks at the polls in the state in conjunction with those in Maharashtra (just concluded) and Haryana (in October) — pro-poor welfare policies are reshaping the form and content of democracy in the country. Due to the impact of these social welfare policies, a voter segment of beneficiaries (labharthi) has emerged that is choosing parties that launched/implemented such policies successfully, beyond caste and religious boundaries. Among these beneficiaries, women constitute a cohesive and organised sub-group, possibly given their resilience in the face of hardships in the everyday life of households. So, social welfare policies such as Ladli Behna Yojana in Madhya Pradesh, Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana in Maharashtra, and Maiya Samman Yojana in Jharkhand, which provide monthly financial support to women, have paid rich dividends and mobilised women beneficiaries in favour of political parties that conceptualised, launched and implemented these. A factor behind the victory of the INDIA bloc in Jharkhand is undoubtedly the impact of this and the other popular social support schemes launched and implemented by the Hemant Soren government. Policies such as Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana for young girls, Abua Awas Yojana, Birsa Harit Gram Yojana evolved a class of beneficiaries who likely voted for the JMM and its alliance partners in these elections. Democratic electoral politics is also about economics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Viksit Bharat vision places significant importance on such schemes helping empower the poor who then evolve into a homogeneous beneficiary “caste”. This beneficiary “caste” will then tend to favour the political parties that disseminate benefits to the needy. Hemant Soren and the JMM also cultivated sympathy over the former’s imprisonment, projecting him as a victim of retributive politics. Slogans such as “jail ke badle vote” ( vote as the answer to jailing leaders) worked well in favour of the JMM and the INDIA grouping. Soren’s wife Kalpana Soren’s campaign in tribal areas strengthened the narrative of victimisation. Tribal communities constitute around 28% of the state’s population. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried hard to mobilise tribal voters through a narrative of pro-tribal governance policies and a focus on upholding and celebrating “tribal pride”. The party and its allies do have many tribal faces but, Hemant Soren retained the edge when it came to the trust of tribal communities — tribals have consistently remained the base vote for the JMM in certain parts of Jharkhand since a long time. Tribal identity politics remains strong in obvious and not-so-obvious ways. The poll results show that the JMM has a stronger connect with this identity, as asserted by the tribal communities in the state. The party’s emphasis on the implementation of a Sarna (a dominant tribal belief system in the state) Code intensified the identity assertion of many tribal communities. The BJP tried to stoke fears of “outsider” intrusion (through not-so-subtle claims of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas being allowed to settle in the state). The narrative failed to penetrate the tribal zones in the state. Another big factor in the polls was the INDIA bloc’s projection of a single chief ministerial face (Hemant Soren) versus the poorly veiled factionalism within the BJP (with widely discussed contenders being Arjun Munda, Babulal Marandi, Raghubar Das, and even Champai Soren, who joined the BJP from the JMM after a short stint as chief minister). The confusion over the leadership question in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) cost it dearly. The JMM/INDIA grouping’s victory is the outcome of several strong factors, as discussed here (a strong victimisation narrative, social welfare schemes, and the politics of tribal selfhood). The last, of course, was potent to the extent it defeated the BJP’s competing narrative of tribal pride. And, as far as spinning welfare schemes as vote magnets is concerned, while the BJP has repeatedly played a strong hand by parading the reach and superior implementation of such schemes designed by the Centre, it was the local schemes that mattered more in this election when it came to establishing beneficiary connect and seeking votes. Therein lies the message for the political class and democracy at large. Badri Narayan is director, GB Pant Social Science Institute. The views expressed are personalSAN DIEGO , Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Robbins LLP reminds investors that a class action was filed on behalf of persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Match Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ : MTCH ) securities between May 2, 2023 and November 6, 2024 . Match Group, through its portfolio companies, is a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections. 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