What an increasingly wonderful world

Cutting future emissions is much cheaper than slashing present ones, argues Bjorn Lomborg

2013-10-19 Ignore the doomsters: on nearly every measure our planet is getting fairer, healthier and safer. 

This Friday, world leaders and their entourages will disembark from carbon-spewing jets in New York to sign the world’s costliest climate change treaty. Lit by the flashbulbs of the world’s press and warmed by their sense of accomplishment, these politicians will pat each other on the back and declare a job well done.

The reality is that the so-called “Paris Treaty” is a hugely expensive way of doing very little.