Carbon finance
Union must reconsider its carbon emissions policy
IPN Opinion article
IT HAS been a tumultuous year for Europe's climate policy. In May, European Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrˆm announced that ten EU countries are not meeting their targets for emissions reduction under the Kyoto Protocol.
With both Australia and the US having chosen not to ratify Kyoto, the fate of the treaty now depends solely on Russia. And with the Russian announcement in October that it will not ratify, Kyoto's future looks bleak. Next month, at the 9th Conference of Parties (COP-9) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Milan, the Protocol may see the final nails in its coffin.
The European Union should let Kyoto ërest in peace', using its demise as an opportunity to reconsider its strategy towards climate change.
Should Russia Ratify Kyoto?
IPN Press release
Experts say that the Kyoto Protocol would not prevent global warming but would undermine Russia’s economic growth.
Should Russia Ratify Kyoto?
IPN Opinion article
Experts say that the Kyoto Protocol would not prevent global warming but would undermine Russia's economic growth.
UK public sceptical of Kyoto Protocol
IPN Opinion article
A poll of UK citizens has uncovered a degree of scepticism towards the Kyoto Protocol, despite the nation's recently announced success in working towards the targets of the treaty.
Russia puts Kyoto treaty in doubt
IPN Opinion article
an interview with IPN's Kendra Okonski about the Kyoto Protocol and Russia's decision not to ratify the agreement
Extreme weather events perceived but not observed
IPN Opinion article
Unpublished Letter to the Editor of The Guardian, 23 October, 2002
Summary of "Fuelling Progress, Not Poverty" briefing for COP-8
IPN Opinion article
The summary of presentations at a seminar for policy makers and media, on the occasion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Eighth Conference of Parties in New Delhi from Oct 23 to 30, 2002
Who is afraid of climate change? Perpetuating poverty through doomsday predictions
IPN Opinion article
A paper examining various aspects of climate change and the global warming debate, including analysis of the claims that these phenomena will exacerbate disease and extreme weather events.
What\'s on the table at the Earth Summit
IPN Opinion article
For the past 15 years \"sustainable development\" has been a key phrase for the environmental movement. It is most commonly defined as: \"development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.\" Few can argue with the notion of meeting current and future needs, but there is widespread dispute about how to achieve this aim.
