Europe
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.
A skeptical look at Earth Day
IPN Opinion article
Forty years after the first Earth Day, the environmental movement should rethink its priorities and the policies it promotes
Ash cloud: European skies re-open but flight chaos continues
IPN News coverage
A volcanic eruption in Iceland caused massive travel disruption over the past week.
