Why the carbon-capping frenzy has died down

Bjorn Lomborg Thursday, February 3, 2011

Why it's time we gave up on this carbon-cutting crusade Friday, January 28, 2011

The EU is spending $250bn to achieve minuscule reductions in temperature rises. It's time for Europe to abandon its quixotic carbon-cutting crusade and try a different approach, writes Bjorn Lomborg. (...) 

WSJ blog By Joseph B. White January 27, 2011 Obama’s Energy Shift: It’s Not About Climate

(...) The new, 2011 Obama energy rhetoric appears to embrace the idea that the politically palatable way to cut greenhouse gas emissions is to make low-carbon energy cheaper, instead of using taxes or government-imposed limits to make coal and oil more expensive. That approach has been promoted by Danish economist Bjorn Lomborg and like-minded thinkers in the U.S. such as Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus of the Breakthrough Institute. (...) 

Ten O'Clock Live New live topical comedy show hosted by Jimmy Carr, David Mitchell, Charlie Brooker and Lauren Laverne Bjorn Lomborg appears in the show from 6:16

Na wschodnim krańcu Kalkuty w Indiach Dulu Bibi, 25-letnia matka czworga dzieci martwi się o koszty leczenia swoich dwóch chorych synów. Jej mąż zarabia 80-90 rupii (1,90 dolara dziennie). Codzienne pożywienie rodziny zawiera zbyt mało mikroelementów, by dzieci rozwijały się dobrze. Dwaj synowie Dulu, jeden mający 12 miesięcy a drugi 3 lata, są słabi, gorączkują, nie mają apetytu i dużo płaczą. „Jeśli wydam 150-200 rupii na lekarstwa — mówi — to co będę jadła i czym nakarmię dzieci?" (...)  

The Best Dollar You Will Ever Spend Nobel laureates have figured out the eight investments that will help the planet most. No. 1: micronutrients. By Bjørn Lomborg Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, at 3:24 PM ET

Several thousand officials from 194 countries just gathered in Cancún, Mexico, for yet another global climate summit. Dissatisfied with the pace of climate diplomacy, many individuals are now wondering what they can do about climate change on their own. For years now, climate activists from Al Gore to Leonardo DiCaprio have argued that individual actions like driving more economical cars and using more efficient light bulbs are a crucial element in the effort to address global warming. (...) 

Smart Solutions to Climate Change: Comparing Costs and Benefits

23 December 2010 TIMES Higher Education

Sweating over the heating bill Steven Yearley finds that cost-benefit analysis is of limited use when it comes to saving the planet Suppose the international community took climate change seriously and committed a quarter of a trillion dollars a year to the problem for the next decade: how would they best spend the money? (...) Read it online Book review Smart Sol 2010 Dec 23 Times Higher Education.pdf

Ideas for a better world in 2011 In many ways, 2010 is a year you may want to relegate to the filing cabinet quickly. It began with a massive earthquake in Haiti and wound down with North Korea once again being an enfant terrible – bizarrely trying to conduct diplomacy through brinkmanship. (...) 

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