Governments should consider imposing World War II-style policies of rationing on goods such as food, fuel and clothing in order to fight climate change, according to a newly published academic paper.

In January 1940, the British government introduced food rationing. The scheme was designed to ensure fair shares for all at a time of national shortage. The Ministry of Food was responsible for ...

Rationing could be a reality as populations grow and climate change bites. But would consumers support it and what would it mean for food manufacturers? Radical as it might sound, governments may be ...

July 28 (Reuters) - European countries are looking at ways to curb gas demand as they brace for further cuts in Russian supplies, raising the prospect of rationing across the continent. read more ...