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Lomborg: A Chilling View of Warming Climate change prompts a call to arms. But at what cost would the battle be waged? Review on Tom Friedman's book on WSJ, Sept 13, 2008 

Twenty nations including Japan, Italy and Australia may be releasing more greenhouse-gas pollution than they agreed to under the Kyoto treaty to curb global warming. They're failing to rein in carbon-dioxide output enough to meet their pledges signed in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, according to reports by individual countries. As a penalty for missing their goals under the treaty, the nations are required to buy permits for every excess ton of the heat-trapping gas released through 2012.

NOWY SWIT, Nov 13 2008 

2008 summer: E&N features Lomborg BL Oct 7 2008 E-N Metodologia de Trabajo.pdf

Lomborg participated in the Uddannelsesforum in Odense on Nov 5. There is an article on it in Danish: BL Nov 6 2008 EMU Endnu et Uddannelsesforum er slut.pdf

Let the data speak for itself

Bjorn Lomborg, Tuesday October 14 2008 08.00 BST 

Despite the message favoured by environmental campaigners, temperatures in this decade have not been worse than expected

SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA – One commonly repeated argument for doing something about climate change sounds compelling, but turns out to be almost fraudulent. It is based on comparing the cost of action with the cost of inaction, and almost every major politician in the world uses it. (...) Lomborg's article as a Project Syndicate Thought Leader, Sept 2008.