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A New Dawn, by BJøRN LOMBORG

The benefits of climate-change policies are limited and costly. Instead, the president-elect needs to coolly evaluate competing priorities, says Bjørn Lomborg.

A carbon tax is much discussed as a solution to climate change. It is simple and straightforward: a climate price tag makes industry and consumers take into account the implicit negative effects of their actions, whether it is the aircraft fuel for a vacation, or fossil fuels for food fertilizers or to heat and cool a home.

I have argued for a well-designed carbon tax for more than a decade. But five important caveats, almost universally breached by politicians, affect the likelihood of such a policy working.

Tifón Haiyan y cambio climático: el enfoque equivocado. Cuando un huracán golpea la rica Florida, hace un daño significativo, pero mata a pocas personas. Cuando golpea países pobres destruye la economía y mata a decenas de miles.

2013-11-30  BJORN LOMBORG 

La Prensa, Panama. 

El reciente tifón Haiyan fue terrible. Azotó a las Filipinas, matando a miles de personas, debido a la pobreza: viviendas precarias que fueron arrasadas, refugios inadecuados y mala planificación.