How childcare subsidies can reduce the gap between mothers’ and fathers’ career paths – for this generation and the next: Making quality childcare more accessible will help generations of mothers. Dusan Petkovic/Shutterstock More than 80% of women in England and Wales will become mothers at some point during their working lives, according to OECD figures. …
EU poised to copy US subsidies for green technology – new evidence from China shows how it could backfire: There's a reason why the west has long avoided state aid. Shaun Dakin/Unsplash The EU is preparing to abandon its longstanding restrictions on state aid to take on US and Chinese subsidies over green technologies. European …
Subsidies for African farmers: we’ve designed a tool to guide spending decisions: Algorithm can help farmers and governments make smart farming decisions. Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images. from www,gettyimages.com One of the hardest decisions a government must make is who to support with the limited public funds at its disposal. In recent years …
Meat and dairy gobble up farming subsidies worldwide, which is bad for your health and the planet: Radanasta/Shutterstock The global food system is in disarray. Animal agriculture is a major driver of global heating, and as many as 12 million deaths from heart disease, stroke, cancers and diabetes are each year connected to eating the …
Fuel subsidies in Nigeria: they’re bad for the economy, but the lifeblood of politicians: A January 2012 demonstration against the removal of petroleum subsidies in the northern Nigerian city of Kano LPhoto credit should read Pius Utomi E/kpeiAFP via Getty Images) Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, has come under fire from the International Monetary Fund …
Malawi’s farm subsidies aren’t helping women: but there are solutions: Input subsidies aren't helping women like Malawian farmer Grace Stenala. Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty Images Smallholder agriculture is the backbone of food security in many sub-Saharan African households. And women, in particular, play a central role in putting food on the table. However, there is …
Fossil fuel subsidies amount to hundreds of billions of dollars a year – here’s how to get rid of them: Perutskyi Petro/Shutterstock Any feasible pathway out of the climate crisis involves dramatically lowering our consumption of fossil fuels. It’s astonishing, then, that many countries not only don’t reflect the damage caused by burning fossil fuels …
Subsidies for South Africa’s minibus taxis must prioritise needs of passengers — and cities: Minibus taxis in Alexandra township, Johannesburg. Andrea Lindner/picture alliance/Getty Images South Africa’s transport minister, Fikile Mbalula, has confirmed his commitment to implement a new subsidy for the country’s minibus taxi sector. For the first time, he also provided a timeline for …
Why operational subsidies are key to reforming South Africa’s minibus taxi sector: Profit margins in South Africa's minibus taxi industry have been under pressure long before the COVID-19 lockdown. Karel Prinsloo / AFP via GettyImages When South African Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced recently that the government was considering a R50 billion subsidy to the …
EU subsidies benefit big farms while underfunding greener and poorer plots – new research: Jaromir Chalabala/Shutterstock The Common Agricultural Policy, or CAP, is the European Union’s largest budget item. For the €60 billion (£53.9 billion) a year it pays in subsidies, the CAP is expected to support farmer incomes, ensure a supply of quality food, …