My suggestion is that we should first work to ensure the Third World has clean drinking water and sanitation.
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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We see many more, but the number is roughly constant, and we manage to deal much better with them over time. Globally, the death rate from catastrophes has dropped about fifty-fold over the past century.
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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?
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There 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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Across Europe, there are six times more cold-related deaths than heat-related deaths…by 2050…Warmer temperatures will save 1.4 million lives each year.
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If our starting point is to prove that Armageddon is on its way, we will not consider all of the evidence, and will not identify the smartest policy choices.
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Listen, global warming is a real problem, but it’s not the end of the world. A 30-centimetre sea level rise is just not going to bring the world to a standstill, just like it didn’t over the last 150 years.
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So it’s mainly a question of helping the Third World overcome the effects of global warming.
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Nobody wanted to buy a computer in 1950, but once they got cheap, everyone bought them.
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To prepare adequately for the challenge of global warming, we must acknowledge both the good and the bad that it will bring.
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On average, global warming is not going to harm the developing world.
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The second thing is, if you want to do something about global warming, you have to think much more long-term.
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Winter regularly takes many more lives than any heat wave: 25,000 to 50,000 each year die in Britain from excess cold.
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Wishful thinking is not sound public policy.
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I tentatively believe in a god. I was brought up in a fairly religious home. I think the world is compatible with reincarnation, karma, all that stuff.
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There is something wrong with saying we should start using renewables now, while they are still incredibly expensive.
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