Global Warming Is Manageable -- if We're Smart THE NEXT TREATY TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING WILL BE negotiated this December in Copenhagen, Bjorn Lomborg's home city. Called by The Guardian (U.K.) "one of the 50 people who could save the planet," Lomborg, a statistician, is the author of The Skeptical Environmentalist (2001) and Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming" (2007). He also maintains a Website on environmental issues at www.lomborg.com. Contrary to widely held belief, Lomborg isn't at all skeptical of the fact that global warming...

WE are often told that tackling global warming should be the defining task of our age — that we must cut emissions immediately and drastically. But people are not buying the idea that, unless we act, the planet is doomed. Several recent polls have revealed Americans’ growing skepticism. Solving global warming has become their lowest policy priority, according to a new Pew survey. (...)...

A kritikusok szerint a lámpaoltásnak legfeljebb szimbolikus értelme van. A híres szkeptikus enviromentalista, Bjorn Lomborg pedig egyenesen azt állítja, hogy a sok gyertya, amely az egyórás elsötétítés alatt ég, több szén-dioxidot bocsát a levegőbe, mint az elektromos égők.

Zgodnie z obiegową mądrością zachłannie zużywamy zasoby świata i biorąc pod uwagę możliwości Ziemi żyjemy ponad stan. Ten pesymizm i opowieść o grożącym upadku leży u podstaw całej niemal debaty o środowisku i często jest bardzo prosto sformułowana: ze względu na wyższy poziom życia i wzrost populacji do roku 2030 będziemy potrzebowali dwóch planet, żeby przeżyć. Gdyby dzisiaj wszyscy żyli na amerykańskim poziomie, potrzebowalibyśmy niemal pięciu planet. Jednak ta obiegowa mądrość jest całkowicie błędna. (...)

Politiken.dk's læseres bud på de største udfordringer er på vej til en række eksperter. Politiken.dk's læsere har ikke haft svært ved at udpege Danmarks største problemer de næste 10 år. Overvældende mange - Knap 750 læsere - har skrevet ind med deres bud på, hvor skoen trykker.(...)...

Debattøren og arrangøren af Danmark Konsensus forklarer her om det kommende arrangement, og hvad det skal føre til. Video on Politiken

According to conventional wisdom, we are voraciously using the world’s resources and living way beyond Earth’s means. This narrative of decline and pessimism underlies much of today’s environmental discourse, and is often formulated in a simple fashion: by 2030, we will need two planets to sustain us, owing to higher living standards and population growth. If everyone managed to live at American living standards today, we would need almost five planets. But this received wisdom is fundamentally wrong. (...)...

Bjørn Lomborg, Excerpt from the book "Stiamo Freschi" I paesi del Terzo mondo hanno moltissimi problemi urgenti da risolvere, come per esempio quasi 4 milioni di morti per denutrizione, 3 milioni per l'HIV/ AIDS 2,5milioni per l'inquinamento dell’aria degli ambienti sia interni sia esterni, più 2milioni per carenze nutrizionali (ferro, zinco e vitamina A), quasi 2 milioni per mancanza di acqua potabile. Anche se il riscaldamento globale aggrava alcuni di questi problemi , è importante sottolineare che la loro vastità è probabilmente molto maggiore delle conseguenze del...

THIS Saturday, the World Wildlife Fund wants everybody on the planet to switch off their lights for an hour in a "global election between Earth and global warming", where switching off the lights "is a vote for Earth". In Australia, where Earth Hour started, it evidently enjoys strong support from politicians, celebrities, corporate backers and the public. The efforts this Saturday certainly will be well-intentioned. Many of us worry about global warming and would like to be part of the solution. Unfortunately, this event - as with many public proposals on climate change...

Bjorn Lomborg said the event could actually increase emissions (...)