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Expert: Fossil fuels kill more people Bjorn Lomborg, revolutionary thinker and writer, says closing nuclear plants in the wake of a huge tsunami in Japan will actually cause more deaths.

OPINION SEPTEMBER 27, 2011. Rethinking the Fight Against AIDS

With funding down, it is critical to identify those measures that achieve the most results for the money spent.

BY BJØRN LOMBORG AND PETER PIOT

Last year, life expectancy on the planet reached 70, with 66 years in India. This is remarkable progress. In 1900, life expectancy was about 30. Compared to a century ago, each of us has now been granted more than two lifetimes. But there are still many health problems we could tackle better. The question is which we should focus on.