Björn Lomborg: Europe's sceptical environmentalist

As promised, below you can read responses from Bjorn Lomborg to questions I posed related to “ Cool It,” the new documentary on his approach to global warming. Other sites are starting to critique points made in the film. While staking what he calls a sensible stance on the issue, he has elicited strong reactions for nearly a decade, including a pie in the face from Mark Lynas, the British environmental campaigner and writer, in 2001. (...) Read it online Int BL 2010 Nov 13 NYTimes Revkin.pdf

Mandag 3. sept. 2012 POLITIKEN

Af Kristian Klarskov

Før valget ville S-SF spare 100 mio. kr. på et opgør med »borgerlige debattører« på statsstøtte. Nu er projektet opgivet. Bjørn Lomborg og en værdikommission blev de eneste ofre. Besparelse: 12 mio. kr.

Climate activists and politicians constantly tell us electric cars are cleaner, cheaper, and better. Many countries, including the U.K., Germany, and Japan, will even prohibit the sale of new gas and diesel cars within a decade or two.

But if electric cars are really so good, why do we need to ban the alternatives? And why do we need to subsidize electric cars to the tune of $30 billion per year?