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Last year, in the midst of the "Obama fever," another event - by no means as historic as President Barack Obama's election victory, but remarkable nonetheless - was shaping up in Ghana.
MANILA - The Philippines must increase the excise tax on petroleum products to boost its coffers, the World Bank said on Thursday.
Greening all of the world's businesses and our consumer habits through the economic signals of the marketplace will not change the energy base of civilization from fossil fuel.
SANA’A, July 5 — Although public spending for education increased by up to 125 percent between 1997-2007, it seems that support for the vital sector will dwindle in the future, according to the World Bank’s county status report on Yemen released today.
It is a mistake to frame climate change as moral issue. This is not because it isn't a moral issue but because pious appeals to save the planet aren't enough to save it.
Analysis: As the global warming debate continues to heat up, there’s more and more talk about something called “cap and trade” and the so-called “carbon tax.” The economics of climate change bear watching.
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