Environment
The Unseen Costs of "Green" Investments and Initiatives
IPN Opinion article
On August 19, Nick Clegg discussed the government's planned "Green Deal", announcing the launch of a low carbon business support programme which the Government hopes will lead to the creation of 10,000 new jobs and 1,000 firms. Maybe it will – but how many jobs will be lost, or not created? And what will all these “green” jobs cost our children?
Seven Myths About Green Jobs
Monday, August 30, 2010
While governments around the world pour taxpayers' money into a whole range of supposedly win-win "green investments", this paper finds that these waste resources and reduce economic growth without necessarily protecting the environment.
Population Control and Climate Change
Caroline Boin discusses the problems with using population control policies as a means to tackle climate change on Channel 4 News.
Water Wars
IPN News coverage
Caroline Boin discusses water rights in the context of the Indo-Pakistan dispute in the Punjab
