This episode was recorded on January 21, 2021.
Dr. Bjorn Lomborg and I discuss a variety of topics in the realm of climate change and worldwide problems. We examine the claims made in his latest book False Alarm. Throughout the episode we touch on sustainable development goals, prioritizing problems for the world, achieving the highest return on investment, ... Show More
Apr 2023
Climate Alarmists Are Getting It All Wrong - Dr Bjorn Lomborg - #617
Dr Bjorn Lomborg is an environmental economist, Copenhagen Consensus Center president, public speaker and an author. Over the past two decades, the media has made some alarming predictions about the imminent end of the world due to global warming. But is this the priority that gl ... Show More
1h 7m
Aug 2020
Bjorn Lomborg, "False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet" (Basic Books, 2020)
Should climate change policy be subject to a cost-benefit analysis leading to a variety of policy choices? Or is it so critical that the only "proper" path is immediate and extreme carbon reduction, regardless of the costs and the impact of those measures on the welfare of the po ... Show More
54m 18s
May 2025
#412 — Better Things & Better People
<p>Sam Harris speaks with Rutger Bregman about Rutger's new book, <a href="https://amzn.to/4jCwmNN"><em>Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference</em></a>. They discuss why it seems like we are at the hinge of human history, wealth inequality, how alt ... Show More
26m 47s
<p>In this episode, Patrick Bet-David and Bjorn Lomborg will discuss:</p>
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<li>Why so many young people care about the climate </li>
<li>AOC promoting 100 trillion environmental package</li>
<li>Bjorn's controversial book </li>
<li>Why people are climate change skep ... Show More
<p>In Episode 89, Robert is joined by Eric Lampaert to discuss Bjorn Lomborg. </p><p><strong>FOOTNOTES:</strong></p><p>1. <a href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/news/bjorn-lomborgs-lukewarmer-misinformation-about-climate-change-and-poverty/">Bjorn Lomborg’s lukewarmer mi ... Show More
