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Applied geoscience in demand: Securing the talent pipeline
Rapid growth in carbon and hydrogen storage, geothermal and wind energy will intensify the need for specialist geoscientists (© Getty). Applied geoscience is central to the UK’s sustainable future. A robust low‑carbon economy and climate‑resilient infrastructure rely on the specialist expertise of engineering geologists, hydrogeologists, and geoenvironmental and geotechnical engineers working across industry and academia.
Property Taxation | ICTD Learning Portal
In most low-income countries, property tax performance as a percentage of GDP oscillates between: The administration of the property tax consists of five technical steps listed below, except one, which is: Identification and valuation Implementation and amendments of the legislation Compliance and enforcement Property tax is important for local governments for the outlined reason below: Financing the needs generated by rapid urbanisation It has the potential to improve equity of subnational...
Paul Fish: Keep backcountry roadless area protections throughout the West
You may never have heard of the Roadless Rule, but it has quietly protected some of our last best remaining ancient forests, pristine watersheds and opportunities for world class recreation for nearly two decades. The Roadless Rule was established in 2001 after two years of public process including 600 public meetings around the country and more than 1 million public comments.
African Property Tax Initiative Archives
Although property taxation is widely known to be among the best forms of taxation for ensuring equity, economic growth, and providing stable funding for local governments, it has remained highly underused in many parts of the world, including Africa. This has created a vital need for improved property tax policies and implementation frameworks on the continent.
Taxing Property | World Policy Institute
This article was originally published in Africa in Fact, the journal of Good Governance Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa, property tax is rarely seen as a source of significant local revenue. As tax expert Charles Mou noted in a 1996 study of property tax in eastern and southern Africa, property taxation is “one of the most lucrative ...
Reader's view: Just who would Johnson represent?
But Johnson left out plenty about those credentials, and I think it is important for voters to know what kind of representative they might be getting.In her op-ed, Johnson said she has advocated “for a variety of interests” at the Capitol, but she didn’t say for whom she has advocated. Johnson was a paid lobbyist in 2013 for the Minnesota Restaurant Association, which advocated for a lower minimum wage for tens of thousands of Minnesota workers, mostly women.
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