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Hugging a Burning Tree
2013-05-05 We are all brought up to recycle paper to save trees. We get countless e-mail admonitions: “Please consider the environment before printing.” Indeed, environmentalism was born with a call to preserve the forests. But now, in the name of saving the planet from climate change... view |
Smart Solutions for a Better World
Interview with Bjørn Lomborg "An approach to doing good for the world, based on cost-effectiveness considerations – for some people this means a contradiction in terms, for others it is a possible tool for shifting the switches for present and future scenarios. In every case, Bjørn Lomborg, the... view |
The End of the EU's Cap-and-Trade Affair
2013-04-21 For some time, a divorce has been on the horizon. For years these sweethearts have soaked up the limelight on the international stage, but the sordid reality has sunk in. On Tuesday, a vote in the European Parliament confirmed that the love affair between the... view |
Earth Day's good news2013-04-22 USA Today Year after year, we are treated to a message of environmental doom and gloom and admonitions on Earth Day. On the back of this sentiment in wealthy countries, governments have invested billions of dollars in inefficient, feel-good policies such as subsidizing solar panels and electric cars. But there are far better ways to improve environmental prospects for humanity and our planet. On Earth Day, we need more fracking, more wealth, smarter investments and fewer... view |
Warum der Schutz des globalen Klimas sinnlos ist
2013-04-21 Die Erde erwärmt sich. Doch seit 20 Jahren scheitern alle Versuche, den Ausstoss von Treibhausgasen zu bremsen. Die Klimaschutzpolitik ist ein Fiasko, weil sie gegen jede ökonomische Vernunft ist. Stattdessen sollten wir unsere finanziellen Mittel in die Erforschung... view |
The Electric Car’s Short Circuit
2013-04-11 Someday, the electric car will, indeed, be a great product – just not now. It costs too much; it is inconvenient; and its environmental benefits are negligible (and, in some cases, non-existent). ... view |
Are electric cars improving?
BBC Radio 4, Today programme
Few things polarise opinion more than the electric car. It is either a great way to save the planet or a really bad way to get from A to B? The Today programme's Evan Davis wanted to find out more, and took a ride in one with an enthusiast and a... view |
The joy of global warming
2013-03-31 Bjorn Lomborg's article in The Sunday Times As I fly into a snow-bound Britain, I realise that you might be asking where global warming has gone as you shiver in the coldest March for 50 years and wonder what you will do if gas has to be rationed. I have been involved in... view |
Zielone samochody ukrywają mały, brudny sekret
2013-03-27 Samochody elektryczne są promowane jako najmodniejszy zwiastun środowiskowo dobroczynnej przyszłości. Reklamy zapewniają nas o „zerowej emisji" i prezydent Obama obiecał milion tych samochodów na drogach do roku 2015. Przy sprzedaży w 2012 r. dochodzącą do 50 tysięcy... view |
First, Make Green Energy Cheap
2013-03-26 We've been tackling global warming badly for 20 years. And for a very simple reason: because we essentially try to tell people, "Could you please stop with all that fossil-fuel stuff?" The problem, of course, is fossil fuels are what power pretty much everything we... view |
Earth Hour: millions prepare to switch off the lights
2013-03-22 The Guardian, by Jessica Aldred. Thousands of cities and towns across the world, including major landmarks, to turn off lights to show concern for the environment Earth Hour is here again, and WWF is calling on hundreds of millions of people in thousands of cities and... view |
Blinded by the Light
2013-03-14 NEW YORK – On the evening of March 23, 1.3 billion people will go without light at 8:30, and at 9:30, and at 10:30, and for the rest of the night – just like every other night of the year. With no access to electricity, darkness after sunset is a constant reality for these people... view |
"Skeptical Environmentalist" opposes propping up EU carbon credits
2013-03-14 "Propping the price of carbon permits is wrong," said Bjorn Lomborg, director of Copenhagen Consensus Center, a think tank, and an adjunct professor at Copenhagen Business School. He said higher carbon prices would damage the EU economy and would not help to achieve any significant... view |
Green Cars Have a Dirty Little Secret
2013-03-11 Electric cars have garnered a reputation as “zero emissions” vehicles --- but Bjorn Lomborg presents facts and figures that demonstrate the exact opposite. He shows that electric cars are hugely carbon intensive to manufacture. They have an extremely short driving distance,... view |
Bjorn Lomborg's testimony to Congress2013-03-07 Bjorn Lomborg was asked to testify before the House Subcommittee on Environment of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology on March 6, 2013. Unfortunately, the hearing had to be postponed because of snow, but you can read his presentation about "Policy Relevant Climate Issues in Context" in the pdf below. view |
Cool down and shore up our cities
2013-02-19 Zócalo Public Square asked scientists an important question: "Assuming climate change is irreversible, what’s the best thing we can do now to prepare ourselves for a warmer world?" Read Bjorn Lomborg's answer... view |
A Golden Rice Opportunity
2013-02-15 SÃO PAULO – Finally, after 12 years of delay caused by opponents of genetically modified (GM) foods, so-called “golden rice” with vitamin A will be grown in the Philippines. Over those 12 years, about eight million children worldwide died from vitamin A deficiency. Are anti-GM... view |
Climate-Change Misdirection
2013-01-24 Read Bjorn Lomborg's reaction to the description of global warming in President Obama's inaugural address. Lomborg argues that global warming is indeed a problem that needs fixing. However, exaggerating the threat concentrates resources in the wrong areas and... view |
Sir David Attenborough wrong on "human plague"
2013-01-22 Bjorn Lomborg challenges Sir David Attenborough's notion of humans being a “plague on the Earth” and insists that the planet can sustain a much bigger population thanks to innovation. "He argues that new technologies mean that... view |
Enthusiastic solar energy story on American ABC
2013-01-18
Bjørn Lomborg cautions the enthusiasm, pointing out that yes, solar could cover much of our energy future, but it needs to be much cheaper and we need to have fixed storage first. ...view |
John Stossel Show with Lomborg
Bjørn Lomborg was on the John Stossel show Jan 10, 2013. For the transcript of the conversation, see PDF. view |
The End of Pasta?
Op-ed by Bjørn Lomborg in Project Syndicate, 13 Jan, 2013. PRAGUE –... view |
Experts cool on global warming: Weather office cuts temperature predictions by 20% in ‘return to humility’
2013-01-08 Read Bjørn Lomborg's commentary in an article by Joseph Brean in National Post. "Global warming has stalled and will not raise world temperatures over the next five years, according to a new prediction from the British national weather service. The updated... view |
"Rethink HIV" selected among the Best Books of 2012 on Africa, ranked by Foreign Affairs Magazine
Nicolas van de Walle, professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University selects the most important books on Africa published during the last year. See selection and read reviews... view |
The Tale of Two Treaties
Op-ed by Bjørn Lomborg in Project Syndicate. The Doha meeting continued 20 years of failed climate negotiations, since the original Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. There, countries pledged to cut greenhouse-gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000; the OECD countries fell short by almost 9... view |
How to tackle global warming - and how not to
Bjørn Lomborg's talk at the CEVRO Institute in Prague, 11 Dec, 2012. Length: 1h 33min view |
Lomborg Interview on fracking; Newshour on BBC World Service
2012-12-13 Spirited disagreement with Friends of the Earth UK. Listen to the discussion online view |
Lomborg interview - Global warming: hype or fact
Interview for The Voice of Russia by Yekaterina Kudashkina, 6 Dec, 2012. Global warming is real, it is man-made and it is an important problem. But the way it is often being portrayed as the cause of the vast majority of extreme weather incidents is simply unfounded.If we look at a lot of the... view |
Solutions to consider on Worlds AIDS Day - Lomborg's article in QuartzEconomics of a virus On World AIDS Day, we hear considerable rhetoric about the importance of stepping up the fight against HIV. But the reality is that donor fatigue and tougher economic conditions have caused external HIV/AIDS funding for Africa to stagnate. This puts at risk recent dramatic progress, including a dramatic... view |
Lomborg named Top 100 Global Thinker 2012 by Foreign Policy |
The Moral of Sandy
Hurricane Sandy isn't about reducing CO2 emissions. It's about better disaster-preparedness. Op-ed by Bjørn Lomborg in Project Syndicate. When “superstorm” Sandy hit the east coast of the United States on October 29, it not only flooded the New York City Subway and... view |
In Africa, we must do the most good with each pound spent on Aids-HIV
Article in The Guardian by Bjørn Lomborg. With donor money to fight HIV and Aids falling, spending in sub-Saharan Africa must be targeted to get the best results. There are few global issues more urgent or devastating than the toll of HIV and Aids in Africa. Sub-Saharan... view |
Climate Course Correction
The world has spent two decades developing policies to combat global warming -- and we have little to show for it. By Bjørn Lomborg in Foreign Policy
Whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney finds himself working from the Oval Office over the next four years, he will... view |
Fox News Reporting: Behind Obama’s Green AgendaFox interview with Bjørn Lomborg. Watch it online (only available from the USA) view |
Ignoring 'Fantastic Opportunity' of Gas Is Foolish Lomborg answers questions about fracking, nuclear power, GMOs and organic food from Bloomberg News reporter Alex Morales: Bloomberg: You've been looking at the benefits of fracking. Tell me what you've found. Lomborg: Fracking in a U.S.... view |
Scary Pictures
Oct 10, 2012 in Project Syndicate By Bjørn Lomborg Campaigners on important but complex issues, annoyed by the length of time required for public deliberations, often react by exaggerating their claims, hoping to force a single solution to the forefront of public debate. But,... view |
TV Interview with Lomborg on SunNews Network, Canada
Check out the interview with Bjørn Lomborg on Ezra Levant's show, from October 9, 2012. view |
Not So Hot
The new climate-change study getting all the headlines is deliberately misleading. Too bad so many in the media got fooled. By Bjørn Lomborg, in Foreign Policy September 26 was a triumph for public relations. An organization called DARA launched a report called "Climate Vulnerability... view |
A Fracking Good Story
Sep. 13, 2012 in Project Syndicate By Bjørn Lomborg Weather conditions around the world this summer have provided ample fodder for the global warming debate. Droughts and heat waves are a harbinger of our future, carbon cuts are needed now more than ever, and yet meaningful... view |
Food for the Wealthy, Not for the Poor
11 September, 2012 in the New York Times By Bjørn Lomborg
The Stanford study showed what most academics already knew: there are few if any health benefits of organic foods. In reaction, many critics of the study emphasized their lower pesticide content, and general... view |
Is Growth Good?
Resources, Development, and the Future of the Planet Lomborg's answer to responses written to his "Environmental Alarmism, Then and Now" article in Foreign Affairs. ENVIRONMENTALISTS DO NOT OPPOSE GROWTH Frances Beinecke In 1970, U.S. President Richard... view |
Podcast: Geo-engineering: fixing climate for just US$6 billion
By Stilgherrian for Patch Monday 27 August, 2012 Dr. Bjorn Lomborg and Dr. Casper Hewett talk about geo-engineering. Listen to the 20 min podcast on ZDNet here view |
4BC radio interview with Bjorn Lomborg
Greg Cary speaks with Professor Bjorn Lomborg about global warming, the unnecessary panic caused and carbon tax. ... view |
Sky News TV interview with LomborgSky News TV, Australia. Aug 21, 2012. What can we learn from Australia's carbon tax? Is the Australian policy of a carbon tax, or a price of carbon, a good policy? What is the likelihood... view |
Business Spectator interview
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Like Water for Climate
2012-08-14. Like Water for Climate, by Bjorn Lomborg “Everyone knows” that you should drink eight glasses of water a day. After all, this is the advice of a multitude of... view |
Green Domestic Product?
July 13, 2012 Project Syndicate By Bjorn Lomborg SANTIAGO – One of the recurrent themes at the United Nations’ spectacularly unsuccessful Rio+20... view |
Lomborg: Feel-Good Environmentalism at the U.N. - The Wall Street JournalWhy do the global glitterati ignore water and air pollution? 20 June, 2012. By Bjorn Lomborg The United Nations environment summit in Rio this week is a great example of how good intentions can thwart real progress on global problems. What's the world's biggest environmental challenge? Ask the global elites at U.N. conferences, and they're likely to answer: "global warming." Global warming is indeed a concern, and we need smart solutions. But let's put things in perspective.... view |
RIO+20: Earth Summit Negotiated the Size of the Zero
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Right sentiment, wrong problems, poor solutions
Rio+20: Right sentiment, wrong problems, poor solutions...view |
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