Climatology
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.
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.
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.
Save the planet and the third world will pay
IPN Opinion article
Barun Mitra, co-author of Climate change and sustainable development (released 29 November 2004), writes "Not surprisingly, Kyoto does not sound convincing to the world's poor. For what this present debate over climate change has done is to divert attention from the core issue of mankind ó poverty."
Mitra discusses a salient economic lesson from history ó "increased consumption stimulates efforts at improving efficiency, which in turn contributes to conservation, economic and environmental... The Kyoto protocol seeks to reverse this relationship by focusing on reducing consumption through punitive taxes and so on, which will not ultimately help conservation goals."
Personal view: The science behind climate change forecasts adds up to a lot of hot air
IPN Opinion article
The IPCC is misleading in its use of climate scenarios and predictions
