Lomborg on the John Oakley Show

Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, argued that overblown fears of climate change are costing time and resources that are badly needed elsewhere. This event was part of the 2022 Steamboat Institute Energy Conference held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. 

NEW YORK – When politicians around the world tell the story of global warming, they cast it as humanity’s greatest challenge. But they also promise that it is a challenge that they can meet at low cost, while improving the world in countless other ways. We now know that is nonsense.

Global warming's cooler heads How is any normal person supposed to make sense of the global warming debate? I don't blame you if you've given up. The trouble is, it's not a debate at all. It's a heavily politicized screaming match, with claims and counterclaims bombarding you from all directions. What can we do? And who the heck can we believe? If you're in this fix, Bjorn Lomborg is your man. The Danish environmentalist has just published an essential guide for the perplexed, called Cool It. He covers all the bases in language anyone can understand.