Tech may hold key in climate battle Nov 17, 2009
Bjorn Lomborg, director of the similarly named Copenhagen Consensus Center, has a very different view -- not about the potential consequences of climate change, but about the "scary stories" approach of Flannery and others. He says the "end of days" approach is ineffective because the projections of potential damage so widely vary -- with ocean levels this century projected to rise anywhere from 18 centimeters to six meters. (CNN -- International)
Can cloud ships fix the planet? Nov 8, 2009
" Bold solutions but with a high price? But while the Royal Society argues for research rather than action, there is a growing interest in geo-engineering technology and others are much more forthright in their endorsement, even arguing that it offers an alternative to cutting emissions. We need to end our fixation on cutting carbon, because experience shows us that it just isn't working--Bjorn Lomborg "We need to end our fixation on cutting carbon through deals like Kyoto and Copenhagen,... (CNN -- International)
APEC CEO Summit in Singapore Sees Record Turnout of APEC Leaders Nov 4, 2009
Among the columnists are Dr Bjorn Lomborg, Director for the Copenhagen Consensus Center and author of "Cool it: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming"; Mr Peter Lscher, President and CEO of Siemens AG; and Mr Stephen King, HSBC's Group Chief Economist and Global Head of Economics and Asset Allocation Research. During the CEO Summit, SIIA will also help chronicle and synthesize the viewpoints presented at the various sessions. (JCN Network, Japan)
Facts are cooling off climate alarmism Sep 24, 2009
This approach has been the very logical campaign of Danish professor Bjorn Lomborg. His periodically enlists top-flight economists to review the cost-effectiveness of proposals that would be beneficial come warming or cooling. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Tom Friedman Hails China's One-Party Autocracy Sep 15, 2009
Moreover, as global warming believer Bjorn Lomborg points out, it's economically much more sensible to spend money on pending problems (like lack of safe drinking water) and on mitigating possible future effects of climate change than it is to reduce carbon emissions, which choke off the near-term economic growth needed to address environmental needs. China's one-party autocracy can ignore such arguments. (Human Events Online)
Harrabin's Notes Sep 5, 2009
The panel, convened by the controversial Danish author Bjorn Lomborg, concludes that best value for money lies in geo-engineering, energy research and adaptation. Worst value for money are taxes on carbon. (BBC News -- Science)
Engineering better than tax on climate: economists Sep 4, 2009
Led by Bjorn Lomborg, a Danish statistician and author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist," a book which questioned orthodox environmental views, the group ranked "cloud whitening" as a top option in combating climate change. "Climate engineering could provide a cheap, rapid and effective response to global warming," the economists said. (Scientific American)
CLIMATE CHANGE Aug 21, 2009
Fri, 07:10 21 Aug 2009 GMT. $10 trillion spent gives $16 trillion in benefits. (AlertNet)
Top Business and World Leaders to Converge in Singapore for APEC CEO Summit in November Aug 20, 2009
Other esteemed attendees include Mr Shaukat Aziz, Former Prime Minister, Pakistan; Dr Tony Tan, Deputy Chairman, GIC, Singapore; and respected political and socio-economic commentators such as Dr C. Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Mr Bjorn Lomborg, author of "Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming"; Professor Timothy Flannery, Chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council, as well as Mr Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew... (JCN Network, Japan)
Cloud ships 'to deflect sun's rays and stop global warming'... Aug 8, 2009
Bjorn Lomborg, director of the Copenhagen think-tank, is hosting a conference in Washington DC next month at which a panel of Nobel laureates will vote on the most cost-effective solution ... " Why don't you set an example and "off" yourself. mike hershy on August 07, 2009 at 11:33 PM More tax money being wasted on research for a non-existent problem. Similar to the health care reform Democrats in the U.S. congress want. Never mind that the majority of U.S. citizens are happy with their coverage... (The Drudge Report)
Sanity From the Indian Subcontinent Jul 30, 2009
Other skeptics whom I have noted in this column are the scientist Bjorn Lomborg and former British Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Energy Nigel Lawson. Nonetheless, hysterics rattle on, locked into the view established by their guru, Secretary Clinton's friend Gore. (Townhall.com)
Read the 'JER' transcript Jul 21, 2009
Bjorn Lomborg is director of the Copenhagen Consensus, a think tank in Denmark, and author of "Cool It, the Skeptics Environmentalists Guide to Global Warming.". Bjorn Lomborg, welcome ... BJORN LOMBORG, AUTHOR & DIRECTOR, COPENHAGAN CONSENSUS: Thanks, Paul. (Fox News)
You could no more argue with this op-ed than you could drive a car made out of candy. Jul 15, 2009
You can say you don't agree with the science like most right-wing pundits do, or that climate change is bad but our resources would be better spent elsewhere like Bjorn Lomborg does, or that we just don't know and it is too risky, but you can't ignore it. Posted by: Castorp1 | July 14, 2009 10:21 PM. (Harper's Magazine)
No Evidence to Support Carbon Dioxide Causing Global Warming! May 13, 2009
Some researchers get smeared and have their career nearly destroyed for trying to bring order to the chaos eg Bjorn Lomborg ... Why, why oh why Mathew did you have to call Bjorn Lomborg a "RESEARCHER" ... So John Holdren smeared Bjorn Lomborg, did he. (Energy Pulse, CO)
LETTERS: NCT, May 4, 2009 May 4, 2009
" Muller strongly believes in man-made global warming.More examples? Renowned physicist Freeman Dyson, also a believer in global warming, has accused Gore of being an opportunist and an exaggerator. Bjorn Lomborg, in his book "Cool It," has shown that much of Gore's alarmism is unjustified. Lomborg, who accepts man-made global warming, shows that the stories of polar bears disappearing from global warming are false.Mr. McNulty calls for "truth, facts and common sense. " I fully agree which... (North County Times)
* More than enough Earth Apr 18, 2009
By Bjorn Lomborg Saturday, Apr 18, 2009, Page 9 ... Bjorn Lomborg, the director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, is an adjunct professor at the Copenhagen Business School and author of The Skeptical Environmentalist and Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalists Guide to Global Warming. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Critics: U.N.'s Participation in Earth Hour Just Hot Air Mar 28, 2009
" But Bjorn Lomborg, author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist" and director of the Denmark-based think tank Copenhagen Consensus Centre, said the event could actually increase emissions. "When asked to extinguish electricity, people turn to candlelight," Lomborg wrote in an in The Australian. "Candles seem natural, but are almost 100 times less efficient than incandescent light globes, and more than 300 times less efficient than fluorescent lights. If you use one candle for each extinguished... (Fox News)
CO2 Rules: The Anti-Stimulus Mar 25, 2009
Bjorn Lomborg, author of the book "The Skeptical Environmentalist," has said the cost of a Kyoto-like pact "just for the U.S. will be higher than the cost of providing the entire world with clean drinking water and sanitation. It's estimated the latter would prevent 2 million deaths (from diseases like infant diarrhea) a year and prevent half a billion people from becoming seriously ill each year.". The irony here is that wealthier societies are the healthier societies, and attempts to regulate... (Investors Business Daily)
Hannity's America Mar 10, 2009
One of the people who was not prepared to hear Gore in an accepting way was an actual scientist, Bjorn Lomborg, who was in the audience. He challenged Gore to a debate about the existence of man-made global warming. (Fox News)
The Plain Truth About Glorious Carbon Dioxide Feb 28, 2009
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Findings: Politics in the guise of pure science Feb 24, 2009
Holdren called it his "scientific duty" to expose the "complete incompetence" of the book's author, Bjorn Lomborg, a Danish political scientist. Holdren was one of the authors of an extraordinary 11-page attack on the book that ran in Scientific American under the headline, "Science defends itself against 'The Skeptical Environmentalist' " as if "science" spoke with one voice. (International Herald Tribune)
