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Green protectionism vs. growth
IPN Opinion article
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.
A skeptical look at Earth Day
IPN Opinion article
Earth Day is now 40 but the environmental movement is still fighting old and pointless battles, such as the one against life-enhancing pesticides. On the other hand, it is not fighting battles that really do need fighting to allow the poor to improve their lot all over the world.
The new boom in malaria
World Malaria Day, 25 April - The biggest threat is the rise of drug-resistant parasites due to fake and sub-standard medicines. As with other drugs before, this resistance is emerging all along the Mekong, from Cambodia to Myanmar, where the wonder-drug artemisinin is already failing: this threatens malaria victims everywhere.
The truth about foreign aid that politicians won't admit
IPN Opinion article
Despite an unsustainable deficit at home, all three parties want to continue an aid binge abroad.
Killing the malaria killer
IPN Opinion article
On World Malaria Day, activists and governments discuss many weapons against the disease except one of the most effective: DDT
A skeptical look at Earth Day
IPN Opinion article
Forty years after the first Earth Day, the environmental movement should rethink its priorities and the policies it promotes
Our foreign aid target is absurd
IPN News coverage
Bronwen Maddox discusses IPN's paper on the 0.7% aid target
Ash cloud: European skies re-open but flight chaos continues
IPN News coverage
A volcanic eruption in Iceland caused massive travel disruption over the past week.
