Leaders try to fix every problem — like poverty and education — but end up getting nothing done

The climate summit in Poland has been given a boost in recent weeks by well-timed climate change reports shaping the news agenda. But if we dig deeper than most of the media did, these reports demonstrate what is wrong with global warming policy discussion.

The first report was by the United Nations’ panel of climate scientists, the IPCC. It was widely reported as urging the world to draconically cut emissions to keep temperature rises below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

NEW YORK – When politicians around the world tell the story of global warming, they cast it as humanity’s greatest challenge. But they also promise that it is a challenge that they can meet at low cost, while improving the world in countless other ways. We now know that is nonsense.

NewsConference: Bjorn Lomborg, Author, Documentarian, Environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg, author of the "Skeptical Environmentalist", has new documentary out called "Cool It". It is sure to ignite controvery in Southern California's environmental community. In this film, he does not challenge the notion of man made global warming...but says the way we are approaching the problem is all wrong.