Jun Arima
Jun Arima is an economist, a former civil servant in Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and is now a Professor in the University of Tokyo. He has represented the Government of Japan in the Conferences of the Parties to the UN FCC on numerous occasions, and as one of the chief negotiators at COP16 in Cancun, he announced that Japan would not join Kyoto 2 under any condition or circumstances. He is also a Lead Author of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report. His study, Eco-Fundamentalism as Grist for China’s Mill, is published this week by the Global Warming Policy Foundation in London.
Green gift for China
Failing climate policies create international discord that benefits no one but China
Ukraine’s dangerous friends
The embattled nation must resist the siren song of possible NATO membership
Walking a tightrope
It is not easy for Jeremy Hunt to toe the government line without falling off
Ireland’s Future has no future
Despite Irish separatist campaigning, Northern Ireland’s future remains firmly in the UK
Gambling with the numbers
A new survey of problem gamblers has serious problems of its own
Nightmare on Starmer Street?
Bigger government is coming — but there is no avoiding it
The Labour voter blues
At least forty per cent of Starmer’s voters are social conservatives. Will he take them with him, or leave them behind?
The brighter side of German Expressionism
The expressionists breathed fresh life into familiar subjects
Rishi Sunak losing will be a blessed relief
The Conservatives should be put out of their misery
Social media platforms are still stifling debate
Platforms like Instagram and Eventbrite should learn that a belief in biological sex does not amount to “hate”
Lefty men’s failures have radicalised women
Don’t pretend that feminists are being “radical” for no reason