U.N. Climate-Change Alarms Cast Little Light on Heat

Copenhagen Consensus President and environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg discusses California leaders blaming climate change for wildfires, Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent's confirmation hearing and climate policy in the U.S.

Climate debate driven by fear? The self-described skeptical environmentalist, Bjorn Lomborg, joins the Dylan Ratigan Show on Earth Day to discuss global warming, the fear-based rhetoric, and whether China is actually beating the U.S. in the clean energy race. 

It’s easy to believe that life on Earth is getting ever-worse. The media highlight one catastrophe after another and make terrifying predictions. With a torrent of doom and gloom about climate change and the environment, it’s understandable why many people — especially the young — genuinely believe the world is about to end.