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 flyhappenhappy Change image and share on social
Global warming is real - it is man-made and it is an important problem. But it is not the end of the world. Bjorn Lomborg endglobalimportant Change image and share on social
The second thing is, if you want to do something about global warming, you have to think much more long-term. There is something wrong with saying we should start using renewables now, while they are still incredibly expensive. Bjorn Lomborg expensiveglobalincredibly share on social
The obvious issue is providing clean drinking water and sanitation to every single human being on earth at the cost of little more than one year of the Kyoto treaty. Bjorn Lomborg cleancostdrink Change image and share on social
It seems incontrovertible to me that there is a global warming effect and that it is going to be serious, probably not in the amount of, say, six degrees warming, but it's likely that we'll get two to three degrees warming and that will be serious enough. Bjorn Lomborg amountdegreeeffect share on social
The Kyoto treaty has an estimated cost of between US$150 and $350 billion a year, starting in 2010. Bjorn Lomborg billioncostestimate Change image and share on social
The only thing that will really change global warming in the long run is if we radically increase the speed with which we get alternative technologies to deal with climate change. Bjorn Lomborg alternativechangeclimate Change image and share on social
I'm an old member of Greenpeace. I worried intensely, as I think most of my friends did, that the world was coming apart. Bjorn Lomborg comefriendgreenpeace Change image and share on social
Listen, global warming is a real problem, but it' s not the end of the world. A 30-centimetre sea level rise is just not going to bring the world to a standstill, just like it didn't over the last 150 years. Bjorn Lomborg bringcentimetreend share on social
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 21stcenturychallenge Change image and share on social
