Fiscal implications of global decarbonization
Internationally coordinated climate mitigation policies can effectively put the world on a path toward achieving the agreed Paris temperature goals. Such coordination could be initiated by large players,
United States Of America (US)
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Energy tax alternative still remains elesive
The US senate is in a dilemma because every alternative they have thought up to the contentious energy tax has received loud protests from some section of the American public.
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THE MONEY MAKERS
US drug companies are responding to criticism of the high cost of prescription medicines by putting out a new message for consumers: "We are not out to fleece you. We are, in fact, toiling hard to
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False promises
environmental commitments made by most nations at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, five years ago, have remained on paper even as carbon dio xide emissions soared and forests and
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Kit highs
for all parents in the us who suspect that their children are using drugs, a government-approved kit will soon be at their disposal. The kit called "Dr Brown's Home Drug Testing System" has
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In privileged company
the jaguar, one of the most elusive creatures of the south American rainforests, is now a protected species in the us . The us Fish and Wildlife Service added the big cat to its
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Inequalities galore
IF a report recently published in the us is to be believed, the rich became richer and the poor became poorer over the last year in the us. Family incomes rose overall, with the wealthiest families
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Fading out
at least one out of every eight known plant species on the Earth is threatened with exinction or nearly extinct, says the first international survey of plant diversity. Sixteen organisations
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Cracking down on eco crime
Polluters of the environment are now increasingly being regarded as criminals. In New Jersey, there's a new breed of police personnel who are authorised to book them
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The tobacco battle
A section of American doctors raise a hueand cry against the defaulting tobacco industry
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Row over ruling
A WTO ruling raps the US for its unfair trade practices and the failure to stick to environmental rules on clean fuel standard