Climate change

John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton all promise bold action on climate change. All have endorsed a form of cap-and-trade system that would severely limit future carbon emissions. The Democratic Congress is champing at the bit to act. So too is the Climate Action Partnership, a coalition of companies led by General Electric and Duke Energy... WSJ Opinion Journal, JOHN FUND ON THE TRAIL 

A New Dawn, by BJøRN LOMBORG

The benefits of climate-change policies are limited and costly. Instead, the president-elect needs to coolly evaluate competing priorities, says Bjørn Lomborg.

O rozpoczęcie zielonej rewolucji apelują największe autorytety, z Thomasem L. Friedmanem na czele. Pan tymczasem twierdzi, że to "zielona pseudorewolucja". Czemu jest Pan tak sceptyczny wobec tego pomysłu? Odnoszę wrażenie, że ludzie, którzy wzywają do zielonej rewolucji, tak naprawdę niewiele robią dla środowiska. Obecny system jego ochrony jest źle skonstruowany. (...)  

Interview in Danish. Det er for dyrt at reducere CO2-udledningen med de nuværende teknologier. Derfor skal vi forske mere, siger Bjørn Lomborg. Nej, for den teknologiske udvikling kommer, når markedet er i gang, siger Frank Rosager fra Xergi A/S. BL interview in Vaekst 2008-4 Nov.pdf

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