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Bjorn Lomborg’s middle name is not actually “controversial,” but maybe it should be. The Danish economist—and TIME 100 selection—gained notoriety for books like The Skeptical Environmentalist and Cool It that called into question the basic green assumptions that the world is getting worse and that climate change is an existential threat to the human race. In recent years [...]
Just in case you missed it, have a look at Bjorn Lomborg’s essay for TIME this week on why we should use geoengineering to stave off the immediate effects of global warming until greener energy sources are practically integrated into the global economy. (Watch a Q&A with Lomborg.) What do you think? Are man-made fixes [...]
Yesterday the Guardian reported that Bjorn Lomborg, the Danish scientist with the shock of blond hair who made a name for himself decrying the world’s hysteria about climate change, makes a surprising claim in his upcoming book – that confronting climate change should be a global priority, and that a $100 billion per year investment [...]
