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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

Topics: End End Of The World Global Global Warming Important Man-Made Problem Real Warming World

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

~Bjorn Lomborg

Topics: Clean Drinking Drinking Water Ensure First Sanitation Should Suggestion Third Third World Water Work World

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When thinking about the future, it is fashionable to be pessimistic. Yet the evidence unequivocally belies such pessimism. Over the past centuries, humanity's lot has improved dramatically - in the developed world, where it is rather obvious, but also in the developing world, where life expectancy has more than doubled in the past 100 years.

~Bjorn Lomborg

Topics: About Also Centuries Developed Developing Developing World Dramatically Evidence Expectancy Fashionable Future Humanity Improved In The Past Life Life Expectancy Lot More Obvious Over Past Pessimism Pessimistic Rather Than Thinking Unequivocally Where World Years 100 Years

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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

Topics: Alternative Change Climate Climate Change Deal Get Global Global Warming Increase Long Long Run Only Radically Really Run Speed Technologies The Only Thing Thing Warming Which Will

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We need to invest dramatically in green energy, making solar panels so cheap that everybody wants them. Nobody wanted to buy a computer in 1950, but once they got cheap, everyone bought them.

~Bjorn Lomborg

Topics: Bought Buy Cheap Computer Dramatically Energy Everybody Everyone Got Green Invest Making Need Nobody Once Solar Them Wanted Wants

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I tentatively believe in a god. I was brought up in a fairly religious home. I think the world is compatible with reincarnation, karma, all that stuff.

~Bjorn Lomborg

Topics: Believe Brought Compatible Fairly God Home Karma Reincarnation Religious Stuff Think Up World I Think

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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

Topics: Being Clean Cost Drinking Drinking Water Earth Every Human Human Being Issue Little More Obvious Providing Sanitation Single Than Treaty Water Year Kyoto

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Wishful thinking is not sound public policy.

~Bjorn Lomborg

Topics: Policy Public Public Policy Sound Thinking Wishful Wishful Thinking

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To prepare adequately for the challenge of global warming, we must acknowledge both the good and the bad that it will bring. If our starting point is to prove that Armageddon is on its way, we will not consider all of the evidence, and will not identify the smartest policy choices.

~Bjorn Lomborg

Topics: Acknowledge Adequately Armageddon Bad Both Bring Challenge Choices Consider Evidence Global Global Warming Good Identify Must Our Point Policy Prepare Prove Smartest Starting Starting Point Warming Way Will

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There is no question that global warming will have a significant impact on already existing problems such as malaria, malnutrition, and water shortages. But this doesn't mean the best way to solve them is to cut carbon emissions.

~Bjorn Lomborg

Topics: Best Best Way Carbon Cut Emissions Existing Global Global Warming Impact Malaria Malnutrition Mean No Question Problems Question Shortages Significant Solve Them Warming Water Way Will

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Biography

Nationality: Danish

Type: Scientist

Born: January 6th, 1965

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