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“World leaders have promised everything to everyone. But they are failing….” says Bjørn Lomborg, “…The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are supposed to be delivered by 2030. The goals literally promise everything, like eradicating poverty, hunger and disease; stopping war and climate change, ending corruption, fixing education along with countless other promises. This year, the world is at halftime for its promises, but nowhere near halfway.” 

It turns out the percentage of the globe that burns each year has been declining since 2001.

This conversation draws attention to the importance for a rational, data-inspired response to global issues. As a successful entrepreneur, I say often, data is the most information rich data stream. Every decision you make and in every approach to solving novel problems, data must be at the center of the decision, otherwise you’re speculating and relying on emotion.

A spell of extremely hot weather has hit Europe this month, bringing with it a raft of apocalyptic headlines. Named Charon, after the boatman in Greek mythology who navigated the river Styx into Hades, the heatwave has immediately been linked to climate change and, by extension, humanity’s faltering attempts to combat it.

Author and Copenhagen Consensus Center President Bjorn Lomborg has raised concerns about tuberculosis and its effect on lower-class people. “It’s actually the biggest infectious disease killer,” he told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “Most people in the rich world haven’t heard about it – because we’ve fixed this for rich people. “We need to fix this for poor people as well.”

In de bestrijding van extreme armoede, honger en ziekten schiet de wereld nog zwaar tekort. Daarom moet de focus liggen op maatregelen die veel levens redden voor weinig geld. En die zijn er, betogen Bill Gates en Bjorn Lomborg.

I Global Goals fissati dall’Onu per il 2030 sono un fallimento annunciato. Non basterà spendere di più per i paesi poveri: bisogna spendere meglio. Le idee non mancano.

»Verdensmålene er for meget af det gode. Med de 17 løfter følger en enorm masse delmål – 169 helt nøjagtigt,« skriver Bill Gates og Bjørn Lomborg, der her gør status halvvejs mod 2030.