Africa

Green protectionism vs. growth

IPN Opinion article

Author: Caroline Boin

As world delegates tried in Bonn (9-11 April to revive the climate-change talks that collapsed in Copenhagen, the USA and other rich countries were working on protectionist carbon tariffs that will harm their own economies and harm the poor even more. On top of that, these "border measures" or "adaptation mechanisms" will not even have much effect on emissions.

Rwanda needs the freedom to disagree with Kagame

IPN Letters

Author: Linda Whetstone

Rwanda's President Kagame is good on economic freedom, but political freedom is just as important, argues IPN's Chairman, Linda Whetstone