Wealthier nations still consume more than half the energy used, and the gap between rich and poor nations has widened. Other trends include increases in atmospheric CO 2 and ozone depletion. Now international attention is focused as never before on global problems. What has been learned, good or bad, in developed nations can help guide the less developed ones. Looks at the economic histories of industrialized and developing countries.
Taxes are one of the most powerful tools governments can use for guiding their economies.
Proposes turning tax codes upside down so that environmentally destructive activities like pollution and resource depletion would be taxed rather than subsidized, and constructive activities like work and investment would be taxed less. Considers flat taxes to be a continuation of the status quo. Cedex 16, France. While the transport sector can bring benefits in improved communication, greater mobility and lowered business costs, it has also resulted in consumption of a vast amount of urban and rural space, and in higher air pollution, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Despite expectations, there has been no sign of leveling off of transport activity in OECD countries, and the situation is rapidly worsening in southeast Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.