Realtime with Bill Maher, Sept 21, 2007

Copenhagen Consensus President and environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg discusses California leaders blaming climate change for wildfires, Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent's confirmation hearing and climate policy in the U.S.

Energy costs are climbing out of control. A gallon of gas costs nearly $1 more than a year ago. Americans are experiencing sticker shock this winter on home-heating costs. Though part of this is due to the world restarting after the pandemic, climate policies are increasingly driving prices up. We need a change of direction.

Bjorn Lomborg calls himself a "skeptical environmentalist." Critics say he is an anti-environmentalist. In his new book, Cool It, he argues that global warming is not so important that tens of billions of dollars should be spent trying to prevent it. Lomborg discusses the issue with Steve Inskeep. Listen to the interview