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Jeg har tidligere skrevet blogs om hvordan den voldsomme statslige støtte til vedvarende energi er ved at tage overhånd. Et godt eksempel er Spanien, der nu betaler mere i tilskud til vind-og solenergi, end landet bruger på videregående uddannelser...

China's impressive economic development has led to terrible outdoor air pollution. At the same time however, indoor air pollution has declined substantially, and fewer people now die from air pollution in China because of less poverty and access to modern energy.

Lomborg writes in China's biggest English-language publication China Daily (500k+ copies) that with increased wealth, China can afford to protect more nature and reduce pollution.

Un parlamentario británico identifica cinco prioridades con las que los países ricos pueden ayudar a los menos favorecidos

Beachtlich, was schon erreicht wurde: weniger Kindersterblichkeit, bessere Luft, große Bildungsfortschritte. Aber die neuen Ziele der UN sollten realistisch bleiben. Sonst verschwendet man Geld.

De Miljøkonomiske Råd var tidligere på året ude med en kritik af den danske klimapolitik. Vismændene fortæller os, at vi bruger for mange penge på for lidt gavn. Det fik klimaminister Rasmus Helveg (RV) til at kritisere vismændene for ikke at tage klimaudfordringen alvorligt: ”Hvis ingen går foran og skaber en teknologisk udvikling, bliver det umuligt at holde temperaturstigningen på kloden under to grader”...

Current climate action is more costly than inaction, even if politicians were smart. Bjorn Lomborg recently gave testimony to the US Senate in regard to the economic and budgetary consequences of climate change.The cost of climate action is likely to cost at least twice as much as climate inaction in this century. Lomborg presented how green energy research could show a way out of this dilemma.

An investment of $3bn annually in better nutrition could help 100 million children in developing countries to start their lives without stunted growth. And the benefits would be delivered an entire life-time.

Bjorn Lomborg (Cool It!) is one of the most listened to, talked about voices on the issue of Global Warming.  Dr. Lomborg joins the show today to speak to what he believes the solution to dealing with Global Warming is … and it isn’t carbon taxes in Dr. Lomborg’s view.