Carbon finance
The End is Nigh Ö for the Kyoto Protocol
IPN Opinion article
At last week's climate change meeting in Buenos Aires, European governments
appeared finally to have woken up to the fact that the Kyoto Protocol sums
don't add up. Meanwhile, Brazil, China, India and the US ñ together
representing the majority of global emissions of greenhouse gases ñ seem
opposed the imposition of binding restrictions on emissions of greenhouse
gases after 2012, when Kyoto comes to an end. As a result, the Kyoto
Protocol itself may unwind. This would be good news for everyone, especially
the poorest.
The EU and other rich countries must stop their hypocritical attempts to foist emissions controls on the poor, says Director of international think-tank
IPN Press release
Imposing Kyoto-style emssions restrictions on poor countries would be 'immoral' says NGO coalition
IPN Press release
‘Development, not global regulation, the soloution to climate change’, says author of new report*
IPN Press release
Climate Controls Dangerous to Developing Countries
IPN Opinion article
THE Institute of Public Policy Analysis (IPPA) has warned African countries that Kyoto protocol on climate control aimed at reducing energy use amongst other things, would halt economic growth and worsen the poverty situation in developing countries.
IPPA in a statement by its Nigeria coordinator, Mr. Thompson Ayodele, said attempts to control the climate would thwart human's ability to adapt to climate change.
Russian Ministers’ decision to ratify Kyoto ‘motivated purely by politics’ according to Putin’s advisor
IPN Press release
Rationing greenhouse gases: a flawed approach
IPN Opinion article
This article argues that an environmentalist idea to deal with climate change - called ëcontraction and convergence' - is based on the faulty premise that resources must be rationed equally to ensure sustainability.
Climate Change is a Great Opportunity
IPN Opinion article
In London last week, Andrei Illarionov, economic advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, declared that the Kyoto Protocol is based on poor science, won't achieve its goals and will harm economic growth. Global warming is as much an opportunity as a threat, and the billions being squandered on cutting CO2 emissions would be better spent exploiting that opportunity.
