Countries that taxed calories. Why it was abolished in some, increased revenue in others.
Free Market Foundation’s Jasson Urbach looks at how well a sugar tax worked in countries like Mexico, France, Iceland and Denmark.
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Amid BRICs pomp, SA shouldn’t forget its quiet friends
While South Africa invests heavily in courting the BRICs, none of these emerging giants consider reciprocating unless it serves their self-interest.
Rob Jeffrey: Renewables not SA’s panacea – time to put country first
Rob Jeffrey says it is time for South Africa to break away from the vested idealistic or financial interest driving the large renewables expansion schemes.
Gideon Rachman: Why Brexit won’t actually happen. Second Referendum coming.
Leading commentator Gideon Rachman believes like all good dramas, the Brexit story has been shocking, dramatic and upsetting, but its ending is not yet written.
Why nuclear? Nordic renewables electricity now too low for fresh investment
Investors are pulling back from wind farms in Nordic nations as the lowest electricity prices in 12 years cut the profitability of new projects.
Is Lego being disintermediated?
Pley sends packages of Lego to monthly subscribers. Now it’s going to crowdsource sets, just like Lego
Boost for platinum – Toyota goes “open source” on its Fuel Cell patents
Toyota will give away thousands of patents for its fuel-cell cars, it said Tuesday, in an effort to encourage other automakers into the new industry.
Green-driven Denmark plans to dump coal power by 2025
Denmark should ban coal use by 2025 to make the Nordic nation a leader in fighting global warming, adding to green measures ranging from wind energy to bicycle power,
Hey, Cadre Deployment looks a lot like the Emperor’s New Clothes
By Alec Hogg Next to Vikings and butter, Denmark’s most famous export is the brilliant author Hans Christian Andersen. He had a wonderful way of entertaining while poking fun at those who needed it. My favourite Andersen story is the one about weavers who convinced the Emperor about their secret cloth that was only invisible … Read more
Positive Atlas Copco Q2 report prompts share price rise
The ‘book-to-bill’ of major mining equipment suppliers is the ratio of orders received to units shipped and delivered – and therefore a key early indicator of shifts in momentum in mining. At Sweden’s Atlas Copco AB, one of the largest mining equipment suppliers in the world, the book-to-bill has been positive for the second straight … Read more