Information and culture are public resources (commons) by nature, as they are non-scarce and their consumption does not prevent others to consume them – they are non-rivalry.
The act holds promise for more rational allocation and consumption of scarce resources.
Taxes are a recognized and effective means for discouraging the consumption of scarce commoditiesin this case the safe environment that attends appropriate disposal of hazardous wastes.
We do need "more rational allocation and consumption of scarce resources," and the creation of the Independent Payment Advisory Board is the right step in that direction.
Apart from reducing human suffering, abolishing the sale of cigarettes would result in savings in the realm of healthcare costs, increased labour productivity, lessened harms from fires, reduced consumption of scarce physical resources, and a smaller global carbon footprint.
Very preterm infants at the borderline of viability, especially those <25 weeks of gestational age, have survived in increasing numbers in recent years, but concerns persist about their long-term outcome and their consumption of scarce hospital resources.
If a cutting tool could be repeatedly formed without removal from a machine utilized in a cutting process, it would be highly beneficial in that it could reduce not only any positioning error due to a tool exchange, but also the consumption of scarce tool materials and energy.
This price may be tolerable in wireline networks, but it may dominate the consumption of scarce network resources in VANETs.
Birth control increases economic growth because of fewer dependent children, more women participating in the workforce, and less consumption of scarce resources.
Last night it put the circular economy at the forefront of delegates' minds by hosting the Circulars, the awards that recognize individuals and organizations that have contributed significantly to new business models and mindsets that decouple growth from the consumption of scarce natural resources.
