index decomposition to (1) study trends in global carbon emissions between 1995 and 2009, (2) attribute changes in carbon … the world’s top ten emitters, in only three countries – China, Germany and Canada – the main driver of an improved …

Since 1990, 2.1 billion people in the world gained access to improved sanitation. However, 2.4 billion people still do … not use a basic toilet. We examine whether the country differences in the sanitation index existing in 1990 has been … analysis indicate that the sanitation index for 158 countries are converging toward a catch-up process as well as a reduction …