Bjorn Lomborg

Lots of people say we should fly less, heat less, and put on a sweater. But it's not going to happen. People are happy to say that for other people, but not themselves. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

#going #happen #happy #heat #less

Money spent on carbon cuts is money we can't use for effective investments in food aid, micronutrients, HIV/AIDS prevention, health and education infrastructure, and clean water and sanitation. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

#aids #carbon #clean #clean water #cuts

My suggestion is that we should first work to ensure the Third World has clean drinking water and sanitation. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

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Obviously any group that has to have funding also needs to get attention to their issues. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

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Of course, the world is full of problems. But on the other hand it's important to get the sense... are we generally moving in the right direction or the wrong direction? ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

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On average, global warming is not going to harm the developing world. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

#developing #developing world #global #global warming #going

So it's mainly a question of helping the Third World overcome the effects of global warming. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

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The fact that we're catching more fish per person than we've ever done before doesn't mean that there are not particular places where we've managed fisheries badly. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

#before #catching #done #ever #fact

The Kyoto treaty has an estimated cost of between US$150 and $350 billion a year, starting in 2010. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

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The main environmental challenge of the 21st century is poverty. When you don't know where your next meal is coming from, it's hard to consider the environment 100 years down the line. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

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