The ‘Green Energy Transition’ That Wasn’t

The Copenhagen protocol will not succeed unless China and India sign up, but bribing these nations to take part is counterproductive  Björn Lomborg, guardian.co.uk, Sunday 15 February 2009 This December, global leaders will meet in Copenhagen to negotiate a new climate change pact to reduce carbon emissions. Yet, the way that it has been set up, it will inevitably fail. The best hope is that we use this lesson finally to deal with this issue in a smarter fashion.

Lower carbon emission, higher energy lifestyle possible in developing countries: Danish scientist English.news.cn 2010-09-18 14:30:03

Danish scientist Bjorn Lomborg is interviewed in Copenhagen, capital of Denmark, on Sept. 6, 2010. Although emerging economies will witness a major buildup in carbon emission in the years ahead, smarter technologies could help them mitigate the effects of global warming, Danish scientist Bjorn Lomborg said. (Xinhua/Devapriyo Das) (...) 

The Biden Administration wants to spend the equivalent of $1,500 per American per year on climate policies such as electric cars. At the same time, more than half of US citizens are unwilling to pay even $24 per year.

Bjorn Lomborg argues in an interview with Fox News that this is unsustainable. Instead, we need a cheaper and more effective climate approach, focusing on ramping up green R&D. If we can innovate the price of green energy below fossil fuels, countries such as India and China could also afford to lower their emissions.