Environment

The Unseen Costs of "Green" Investments and Initiatives

IPN Opinion article

Author: Julian Morris

On August 19, Nick Clegg discussed the government's planned "Green Deal", announcing the launch of a low carbon business support programme which the Government hopes will lead to the creation of 10,000 new jobs and 1,000 firms. Maybe it will – but how many jobs will be lost, or not created? And what will all these “green” jobs cost our children?

Seven Myths About Green Jobs

Author: Andrew Morriss

Publication date:

Lunes, Agosto 30, 2010

While governments around the world pour taxpayers' money into a whole range of supposedly win-win "green investments", this paper finds that these waste resources and reduce economic growth without necessarily protecting the environment.

Population Control and Climate Change

Author: Caroline Boin

Caroline Boin discusses the problems with using population control policies as a means to tackle climate change on Channel 4 News.

Water Wars

IPN News coverage

Author: Caroline Boin

Caroline Boin discusses water rights in the context of the Indo-Pakistan dispute in the Punjab