Climate Change | Bjorn Lomborg

In this Conversation, John speaks with Dr. Bjorn Lomborg about climate change policy, the recent Australian bushfires, and other significant issues facing the world. Dr. Bjorn Lomborg is president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center and visiting professor at Copenhagen Business School. The Copenhagen Consensus Center is a think-tank that researches the smartest ways to do good. For this work, Lomborg was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. His numerous books include The Skeptical Environmentalist, Cool It, How to Spend 75,000,000,000 to Make the World a Better Place, the Nobel Laureates’ Guide to the Smartest Targets for the World 2016-2030 and Prioritizing Development: A Cost Benefit Analysis of the UN’s SDGs. #ClimateChange #Environment #IPCC #RenewableEnergy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 1:15 Appreciating Human Progress 10:40 Cost-Benefit Analysis: Why it’s Important 22:14 Prioritising Issues that Matter 33:04 Politicising Climate Change 42:00 Affordable Ways to Improve the World 55:30 The Danger of Climate Tribalism 59:25 Technological Solutions to Climate Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues. John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; "You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate." If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here:    / @johnandersonmedia   And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://johnanderson.net.au/contact/ Follow John on Twitter:   / johnandersonac   Follow John on Facebook:   / johnandersonac   Follow John on LinkedIn:   / john-anderson-ao   Support the channel: https://johnanderson.net.au/support/ Website: https://johnanderson.net.au/ Podcast: https://johnanderson.net.au/podcasts/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bjorn Lomborg: https://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/ https://www.lomborg.com/   / bjornlomborg     / bjornlomborg