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Climate Alarmists Are Getting It All Wrong - Dr Bjorn Lomborg - #617
Dr Bjorn Lomborg is an environmental economist, Copenhagen Consensus Center president, public speaker and an author.
Over the past two decades, the media has made some alarming predictions about the imminent end of the world due to global warming. But is this the priority that global efforts should be focussed on fixing? Does it have real world benefits, or are there better ways to improve human lives?
Expect to learn why Greta Thunberg had to delete a tweet from half a decade ago, the reason why climate change is a favourite fear tactic in the media, the most cost-effective ways to make the world a better place, why sending kids to school doesn't necessarily mean they are educated, why cold weather is much more deadly than heat, just how inefficient it is to save lives through carbon reduction, how dangerous NetZero is as a policy and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:37) Greta Thunberg’s Deleted Predictions
(06:14) Why Climate Change is NOT an Existential Risk
(10:39) Bjorn’s Cost-Effective Ways to Improve the World
(19:49) Is Bjorn’s Work Close to Effective Altruism?
(24:36) The Longest Levers for a Better Future
(30:00) Why Climate Change Policy is Counterproductive
(37:36) Which is Worse: Cold or Heat?
(43:14) The Financial Mess of the Green Movement
(50:29) Are Climate Alarmists Really Helping the Polar Bears?
(1:00:12) Bjorn’s Strategy to Engage Sceptics
Extra Stuff:
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Check out Bjorn's website - https://www.lomborg.com/
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
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Dr Bjorn Lomborg is an environmental economist, Copenhagen Consensus Center president, public speaker and an author.
Over the past two decades, the media has made some alarming predictions about the imminent end of the world due to global warming. But is this the priority that global efforts should be focussed on fixing? Does it have real world benefits, or are there better ways to improve human lives?
Expect to learn why Greta Thunberg had to delete a tweet from half a decade ago, the reason why climate change is a favourite fear tactic in the media, the most cost-effective ways to make the world a better place, why sending kids to school doesn't necessarily mean they are educated, why cold weather is much more deadly than heat, just how inefficient it is to save lives through carbon reduction, how dangerous NetZero is as a policy and much more...
Sponsors:
Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10)
Get 15% discount on Bon Charge’s red light therapy devices at https://boncharge.com/modernwisdom (use code: MW15)
Get $100 discount on the best water filter on earth from AquaTru at https://bit.ly/drinkwisdom (discount automatically applied)
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:37) Greta Thunberg’s Deleted Predictions
(06:14) Why Climate Change is NOT an Existential Risk
(10:39) Bjorn’s Cost-Effective Ways to Improve the World
(19:49) Is Bjorn’s Work Close to Effective Altruism?
(24:36) The Longest Levers for a Better Future
(30:00) Why Climate Change Policy is Counterproductive
(37:36) Which is Worse: Cold or Heat?
(43:14) The Financial Mess of the Green Movement
(50:29) Are Climate Alarmists Really Helping the Polar Bears?
(1:00:12) Bjorn’s Strategy to Engage Sceptics
Extra Stuff:
Buy False Alarm - https://amzn.to/43w6KKT
Check out Bjorn's website - https://www.lomborg.com/
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
-
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
Get in touch.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast
Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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