Environment
Green protectionism vs. growth
IPN Opinion article
As world delegates tried in Bonn (9-11 April to revive the climate-change talks that collapsed in Copenhagen, the USA and other rich countries were working on protectionist carbon tariffs that will harm their own economies and harm the poor even more. On top of that, these "border measures" or "adaptation mechanisms" will not even have much effect on emissions.
Green tariffs make no sense
IPN Opinion article
Restricting trade as a climate measure would be counterproductive
Stop turning cheap food into expensive fuel
IPN Opinion article
Biofuels don't make sense for the environment, the economy or the taxpayer.
FT Climate Experts' Forum: The Copenhagen agreement - disappointment or relief?
IPN Opinion article
IPN's Executive Director comments on the end result of COP-15 in Copenhagen
Which Policy to Address Climate Change?
IPN Opinion article
Carbon control doesn't look like a very smart solution to climate change.
What gets lost in fog of carbon priorities
IPN Opinion article
Copenhagen won't help the poor by promising more unrealistic targets on carbon.
Obama at the Copenhagen Endgame
IPN Opinion article
Julian Morris blogs for FTEnergySource during COP15 in Copenhagen
Obama's dilemma: Carbon treaty or trade war
IPN Opinion article
Rather than benefiting the climate, carbon tariffs will only harm national economies
