The Cancun Setup
November 29, 2010 | Discouragement is already in the air in the lead-up to the Cancun talks, but hope must stay on the table.
Articles by Tom Athanasiou
Toward a Defensible Climate Realism
February 5, 2008 | Its time to go beyond dubious political compromises and get real about global warming.
Where We Stand: Honesty about Dangerous Climate Change, and about Preventing it
December 6, 2005 | We stand, first, with the emerging scientific consensus, which tells us we have very little time to act if we honestly expect to avoid a global (as opposed to a merely local) climate catastrophe.
The Kyoto Protocol, and Beyond
October 2, 2005 | The first thing to say about Kyoto's entry into force (Feb 16th) is that it is a significant victory, won particularly by the Europeans, over social and economic complacency, cash-amplified, flat-earth pseudo-science, the carbon cartel, and, of course, the Bush administration.
Too Much of Nothing
August 1, 2005 | The Bush administration's latest efforts at derailing global action on climate--an authentic threat to global security.
Two Futures, and a Choice
March 6, 2003 | That path, of course, would be a long one, and full of surprises. But unlike the path that the Cheney team would have us think inevitable, it would open into a future worth having.
Calling All Realists
October 1, 2002 | But could a visionary climate plan, anchored in an alliance between the EU and the South, shift the field? We believe that it could.
Treaty for the Rights of Women Deserves Full U.S. Support
August 1, 2002 | As a treaty that establishes a badly needed human rights standard for the treatment of women and girls, CEDAW deserves strong U.S. backing.
After Marrakesh
December 1, 2001 | Analyzing the Kyoto Protocol, part of FPIF's series of discussion papers addressing contentious issues in global affairs.
Bonn and Genoa: A Tale of Two Cities and Two Movements
August 1, 2001 | Genoa and Bonn, taken together, portray the Janus face of globalization.