Using the Earth's Resources: Overexploitation...

This episode details the key ingredients in fertilisers: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. It outlines the chemical production of nitrogen-based fertilisers, specifically ammonium nitrate, highlighting its rich nitrogen content due to its dual sources. We explain that phosphat ...  Show more

In this episode, we look at plants and nitrogen.Plants require nitrogen to produce proteins necessary for growth. While the atmosphere is full of nitrogen gas, plants cannot directly utilise this form. Instead, they absorb soluble nitrates from the soil. Crop harvesting depletes ...  Show more

In this episode we discuss the unusual situation happening in copper at present, why iron ore might be the best way to play Chinese recovery, gold demand and BMO’s economic expectations. (13 min) Episode transcript: https://research-ca.bmocapitalmarkets.com/documents/d0pHOGZncGVN ...  Show more

This episode focuses on the role of photosynthesis in greenhouse farming. 

It highlights how lighting and heating can be manipulated to boost photosynthetic rates, thus increasing crop yield. However, farmers face a crucial economic decision</str ...

The world is heading toward a massive copper shortage that could derail the clean energy transition, says mining expert Jeff More. He shows how advanced sensing technology could get us back on the right track, drastically cutting down on the wasted materials from traditional mini ...  Show more

In this episode, we discuss food farming techniques.Achieving global food security requires more efficient food production methods. The amount of energy transferred between trophic levels in food chains has implications for food production efficiency because only a fraction of en ...  Show more