Of course, the world is full of problems. But on the other hand it’s important to get the sense… are we generally moving in the right direction or the wrong direction?
BJORN LOMBORGOf course, the world is full of problems. But on the other hand it’s important to get the sense… are we generally moving in the right direction or the wrong direction?
BJORN LOMBORGI really try to say things as they basically are and it so happens that it is a good message that things are getting better, but there are still problems.
BJORN LOMBORGWe need to invest dramatically in green energy, making solar panels so cheap that everybody wants them.
BJORN LOMBORGNobody wanted to buy a computer in 1950, but once they got cheap, everyone bought them.
BJORN LOMBORGSo it’s mainly a question of helping the Third World overcome the effects of global warming.
BJORN LOMBORGThe Kyoto treaty has an estimated cost of between US$150 and $350 billion a year, starting in 2010.
BJORN LOMBORGThere is something wrong with saying we should start using renewables now, while they are still incredibly expensive.
BJORN LOMBORGGlobal warming is real – it is man-made and it is an important problem. But it is not the end of the world.
BJORN LOMBORGThe only thing that will really change global warming in the long run is if we radically increase the speed with which we get alternative technologies to deal with climate change.
BJORN LOMBORGIf every country committed to spending 0.05 per cent of GDP on researching non-carbon-emitting energy technologies, that would cost $25 billion a year, and it would do a lot more than massive carbon cuts to fight warming and save lives.
BJORN LOMBORGMy suggestion is that we should first work to ensure the Third World has clean drinking water and sanitation.
BJORN LOMBORGWe worry about the seemingly ever-increasing number of natural catastrophes. Yet this is mainly a consequence of CNN.
BJORN LOMBORGTo prepare adequately for the challenge of global warming, we must acknowledge both the good and the bad that it will bring.
BJORN LOMBORGThe fact that we’re catching more fish per person than we’ve ever done before doesn’t mean that there are not particular places where we’ve managed fisheries badly.
BJORN LOMBORGFor the longest time in Denmark I didn’t want to say what I was politically. I thought it was irrelevant.
BJORN LOMBORGThere is no question that global warming will have a significant impact on already existing problems such as malaria, malnutrition, and water shortages. But this doesn’t mean the best way to solve them is to cut carbon emissions.
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