Innovation not global regulation will save the planet

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

In November, the 26th United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) will set a new global agenda for tackling climate change. The presence of the world's most powerful leaders at COP26 and the elevation of climate change to the top of President Biden's agenda in the United States demonstrate just how seriously many governments and their citizens now take climate change. But what assumptions guide decision-making on climate goals and will new policies produce the right outcomes? Bjorn Lomborg offers a critical perspective on the climate agenda.

Too many rich-world politicians and climate campaigners forget that much of the world remains mired in poverty and hunger.