Climatology
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Unpublished Letter to the Editor of The Guardian, 23 October, 2002
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.
Greenpeace, biz urge climate change action
IPN Opinion article
The business community and the environmental action group Greenpeace, in a self-described unprecedented event, Thursday joined to urge action on climate change and to demand the United States ratify the Kyoto climate protocol.
Nature's Revenge: Hurricanes, Floods and Climate Change
IPN Opinion article
From the introduction: "How society responds to climate change has extremely important implications for the future of social and economic development. For some, the potential threats posed by a warmer climate are regarded as necessitating significant action now, particularly to reduce the level of human-produced carbon dioxide emissions. For others, the economic consequences of such actions are regarded as being far more harmful to the future well-being of people than the possible impacts of climate change and a major hindrance to the ability of future generations to respond to the environmental changes that they encounter."
Economic Effects of Kyoto on Europe
IPN Opinion article
Throughout the negotiations leading to the Kyoto Protocol, which set targets for countries to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2010 to below those of 1990 levels, supporters claimed the costs would be minimal. But a new report on Europe show that Kyoto stands to inflict devastating damage to the economies of European Union (EU) nations.
Kyoto May Cost You Your Job
IPN Opinion article
Compliance with the Kyoto Protocol will cost Germany and Britain about 5% of their GDP and increase unemployment by 1.8 million and one million respectively, according to evidence being presented in Berlin and London today. These economic projections, combined with climate scientists' recent admissions that even such costly compliance will have little or no effect on climate change, provide yet another reason to question the European Union's determination to press ahead with Kyoto.
Climate Change and Policy: Making the Connection
IPN Opinion article
This study is a comprehensive analysis of the state of climate science based on the work of a group of science and policy experts convened by the American George C. Marshall Institute. As the US Government moves closer to final policy recommendations on climate change, this ESEF study offers science policy recommendations to improve the relevance and value of climate science research. The study is the result of an extensive review by a distinguished group of scientists and public policy experts of the science behind recent findings of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). [PDF version]
