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==Views on climate change==
 
==Views on climate change==
 
“Julian Morris, director of IPN in London, has argued for many years that climate change is a hoax.”<ref>David Cronin, “[http://www.truth-out.org/who-pays-to-deny-climate-change63822 Who Pays To Deny Climate Change]”, Truth Out, 3 October 2010, accessed 19.10.10</ref>
 
“Julian Morris, director of IPN in London, has argued for many years that climate change is a hoax.”<ref>David Cronin, “[http://www.truth-out.org/who-pays-to-deny-climate-change63822 Who Pays To Deny Climate Change]”, Truth Out, 3 October 2010, accessed 19.10.10</ref>
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In a letter by Julian Morris to the Toronto Star, in response to their editorial titled “Time for the World to Unite on Climate Change” (7 December), Morris states that “Poverty largely results from government policies which hinder people from generating wealth and prosperity. Tragically, the leaders of poor countries invoke the climate change scapegoat to explain hunger, sickness and climate vulnerability.” This is a response to the Toronto Star’s statement that climate change will “ravage our planet, and with it our prosperity and security”. Morris implies in this letter that climate change is not the cause of poverty, it is merely a scapegoat used by governments.  <ref>Julian Morris, “[http://www.policynetwork.net/development/media/leaders-must-confront-poverty-well-climate-change-copenhagen Leaders must confront poverty as well as climate change in Copenhagen]”, International Policy Network, 11 December 2009, accessed 19.10.10</ref>
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In a letter by Julian Morris to the Toronto Star, in response to their editorial titled “Time for the World to Unite on Climate Change” (7 December), Morris states that “Poverty largely results from government policies which hinder people from generating wealth and prosperity. Tragically, the leaders of poor countries invoke the climate change scapegoat to explain hunger, sickness and climate vulnerability.” This is a response to the Toronto Star’s statement that climate change will “ravage our planet, and with it our prosperity and security”. Morris implies in this letter that climate change is not the cause of poverty, it is merely a scapegoat used by governments.  <ref>Julian Morris, “[http://www.policynetwork.net/development/media/leaders-must-confront-poverty-well-climate-change-copenhagen Leaders must confront poverty as well as climate change in Copenhagen]”, International Policy Network, 11 December 2009, accessed 19.10.10</ref> Furthermore, IPN argues that “attempts to prevent (or mitigate) man-made climate change are a waste of money. It would be better to let it happen and adapt to its effects.” <ref>George Monbiot, “[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/sep/26/comment.oil/printPundits who contest climate change should tell us who is paying them]”, The Guardian, 26th September 2006, accessed 26.10.10</ref>
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]” Critics say that this response if fuelled by donations from companies such as Exxon, who would financially suffer from the actions taken to control climate change. IPN state that, with regards to climate change, “attempting to control it through global regulation of emissions would be counterproductive” <ref>George Monbiot, “[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/sep/26/comment.oil/printPundits who contest climate change should tell us who is paying them]”, The Guardian, 26th September 2006, accessed 26.10.10</ref>
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==Suggestions for sub-pages==
 
==Suggestions for sub-pages==
  

Revision as of 14:23, 26 October 2010

Dave Forbes Gavin Lindsay Fergus Jones Alexandra Hibbert


Globalisation: IPN IPN seeks to bring down barriers to enterprise and trade, in order to achieve a world of opportunity, peace and prosperity. [1]

History

IPN’s UK Charity (No. CC 262982) was founded by Globalisation: Antony Fisher in 1971. The mission of this body is to “Promote the advancement of learning by research into economic and political science and the publication of such research.” The charity’s original name was the International Institute for Economic Research, and it now operates under the name International Policy Network. IPN’s sister organization, International Policy Network US Inc., is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in 2001. The two organizations are separate legal and financial entities with independent boards, working together with a common vision.[2]

Origins

People

Directors

Board Members[3]

Staff[4]

Funding

IPN is funded entirely by charitable donations, foundations and businesses. it receives no money from Governments or political parties and does not undertake any contract work. IPN’s two organisations have a combined annual budget of approximately $1.4million (about £850,000). [5] Recently, IPN received $295,000 from Exxon, a large oil company. [6]

Views on development

Views on climate change

“Julian Morris, director of IPN in London, has argued for many years that climate change is a hoax.”[7] In a letter by Julian Morris to the Toronto Star, in response to their editorial titled “Time for the World to Unite on Climate Change” (7 December), Morris states that “Poverty largely results from government policies which hinder people from generating wealth and prosperity. Tragically, the leaders of poor countries invoke the climate change scapegoat to explain hunger, sickness and climate vulnerability.” This is a response to the Toronto Star’s statement that climate change will “ravage our planet, and with it our prosperity and security”. Morris implies in this letter that climate change is not the cause of poverty, it is merely a scapegoat used by governments. [8] Furthermore, IPN argues that “attempts to prevent (or mitigate) man-made climate change are a waste of money. It would be better to let it happen and adapt to its effects.” [9] 

]” Critics say that this response if fuelled by donations from companies such as Exxon, who would financially suffer from the actions taken to control climate change. IPN state that, with regards to climate change, “attempting to control it through global regulation of emissions would be counterproductive” [10]

Suggestions for sub-pages

Just suggestions - feel free to change/add to this - although it is recommended that you create several main pages linked to from this main project page so group members can edit simultaneously.

Globalisation:International Policy Network: Ideology and aims

Globalisation:International Policy Network: Funding and connections

Globalisation:International Policy Network: Views on development

Globalisation:International Policy Network: Views on climate change

Notes

  1. ↑ IPN, "Homepage", accessed 05.10.10
  2. ↑ IPN, "History", accessed 12.10.10
  3. ↑ IPN, "Board Members", accessed 12.10.10
  4. ↑ IPN, "Staff", accessed 18.10.10
  5. ↑ IPN, "About IPN", accessed 12.10.10
  6. ↑ George Monbiot, "Smoke in our eyes", The Guardian, 27 September 2006, accessed 12.10.10
  7. ↑ David Cronin, “Who Pays To Deny Climate Change”, Truth Out, 3 October 2010, accessed 19.10.10
  8. ↑ Julian Morris, “Leaders must confront poverty as well as climate change in Copenhagen”, International Policy Network, 11 December 2009, accessed 19.10.10
  9. ↑ George Monbiot, “who contest climate change should tell us who is paying them”, The Guardian, 26th September 2006, accessed 26.10.10
  10. ↑ George Monbiot, “who contest climate change should tell us who is paying them”, The Guardian, 26th September 2006, accessed 26.10.10
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