And I knew it was a negotiation scheme, so I was able to say to myself, ‘This is not real.

After new legislation demanded their removal from the roads, a low interest loan scheme was set up with three Egyptian banks so drivers could buy new cars.

A tax on upstream carbon sources is one easy way to put a price on carbon emissions, although some countries may wish to use other methods, such as emissions trading schemes.

Smith has written a breezy guidebook, with a series of short chapters dedicated to specific aspects of urbanity - parks, say, or the various schemes that have been put forward over the years for building the perfect city.

For this scheme to work, the government must provide wage subsidies to compensate for lost pay due to the shorter hours.

Under this scheme, the number of individual working hours is reduced in an effort to avoid layoffs.