Dear World Bank, poverty is more urgent than global warming

There are some smart climate solutions the world should definitely pursue. In an interview on Varney & Co, Lomborg points out that innovation in green energy technologies could eventually enable India, China, Africa and the rest of the world to make the switch away from fossil fuels.

The Dutch farmers protest shows what's wrong with environmental policy-making. Politicians love to make nice sounding, green promises, but they have no intention of actually implementing highly expensive policies. Eventually, the Dutch government's hand was forced by environmentalists through a court case.

Some business leaders are cozying up with politicians and scientists to demand swift, drastic action on global warming. This is a new twist on a very old practice: companies using public policy to line their own pockets. The tight relationship between the groups echoes the relationship among weapons makers, researchers and the U.S. military during the Cold War.