In the clip, Lomborg suggests poorer nations are told: "We got rich with fossil fuels, but you can't develop that way." Lia labels this a "rhetorical straw man," noting that renewables are often ...

Many in the West gaze in awe at China’s apparent dominance in green energy. “China is becoming a green superpower,” read a BBC headline last month. “China’s Green Triumph,” trumpeted The New York ...

Despite what some want you to believe, climate science on earth is very well understood and accurately modeled.

In 2001, Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg burst onto the international scene with his bestselling and controversial book The Skeptical Environmentalist. The onetime member of Greenpeace said ...

Perhaps not all aspects of having a green thumb are so "green" after all, according to a recent article published in The Washington Post. "The trucks that transport plants spew carbon emissions, ...

In 2001, Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg burst onto the international scene with his bestselling and controversial book The Skeptical Environmentalist. The onetime member of Greenpeace said ...

It may not come as a surprise that in much of the developed world, money spent is not necessarily money used well. We have done podcasts on the ideological and political dangers of bad development ...

A panel of science, economic, and environmental correspondents has named Danish author and professor Björn Lomborg one of “50 people who could save the planet.” The panel was convened by the London ...

As we set resolutions to achieve personal goals and give back, the end of the year is a time to envision the positive changes we can bring to the world in the next 12 months. Globally, all countries ...

The meaningful exchange of truly diverse ideas and perspectives has withered over recent decades. We need to foster and promote critical thinking and constructive discussion. Our new Alliance for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lomborg went on to create the Copenhagen Consensus, a think tank that applies cost-benefit analysis to problems facing the global ...