Should a carbon tax, levied on the carbon content of fuels, be part of plans to combat global warming? Philip … Continue reading “Debate: The pros and cons of carbon taxes”

On 1 December, I participated in a panel discussion at the Indian Embassy. Is there a third way between socialism … Continue reading “Standard socialist fallacies #1: “Socialism is good for the environment””

As the Paris Conference of the Parties to the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change progresses, it would seem that … Continue reading “UK climate change policy is a colossal and pointless waste of money”

Twenty years ago I established the Environment Unit at the IEA to present a free-market alternative to the general doom … Continue reading “Twenty years denouncing the eco-militants”

The 2012 Hayek Lecture, delivered by Professor Elinor Ostrom on ‘The Future of the Commons’

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne spoke of a ‘dark day’, and made clear he was ‘deeply disappointed’. EU plans to raise the target for … Continue reading “Chris Huhne’s broken window”

The recent Cancun climate change conference attracted much less media attention than last year’s event in Copenhagen. Green activists and … Continue reading “The mirage of climate justice”

After the failure even to reach an agreement through proper UN negotiating procedures at Copenhagen, expectations for the Cancun conference … Continue reading “Climate change policy: imposing immense costs but delivering nothing”

The government recently announced a series of measures designed to make Britain a low-carbon economy, including a large expansion of … Continue reading “The dark side of climate change policy”