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'''Bjørn Lomborg''' is a Danish author and the president of the US-based [[think tank]] [[Copenhagen Consensus Center]]. He is the former director of the Danish government's Environmental Assessment Institute (EAI) in [[Copenhagen]]. He became internationally known for his best-selling book ''[[The Skeptical Environmentalist]]'' (2001).<ref name="foreignpolicyblogs">http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2013/10/23/a-candid-discussion-with-bjorn-lomborg/ </ref> He was selected a [[WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/2002|Global Leader for Tomorrow]]/[[WEF/Young Global Leaders/2005|Young Global Leader]] by the [[WEF]] in 2002 and 2005.
  
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He is a visiting professor at the [[Copenhagen Business School]] and a visiting Fellow at the [[Hoover Institution]].<ref>https://lomborg.com/about</ref>
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==Positions==
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In [[2001]], he attained significant attention by publishing ''[[The Skeptical Environmentalist]]'', a book whose main thesis is that many of the most-publicized claims and predictions on [[environmental issues]] are wrong.
  
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Lomborg's main argument is that the vast majority of [[environmental problems]]—such as [[pollution]], [[Water scarcity|water shortages]], [[deforestation]], and [[Biodiversity loss|species loss]], as well as [[population growth]], [[hunger]], and [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]]—are area-specific and highly correlated with [[poverty]]. Therefore, challenges to human prosperity are essentially logistical matters, and can be solved largely through [[Economic development|economic]] and [[Social development theory|social development]]. Lomborg argues that problems that are more pressing at the global level, such as [[peak oil]] and [[Climate change|global warming]] are often overstated and that recommended policies are often inappropriate if assessed against alternatives.<ref>Summarized in Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skeptical_Environmentalist</ref>
  
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Lomborg's follow-up to ''The Skeptical Environmentalist'', ''Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming'', was published in 2007. In it, Lomborg expanded on his views of "[[man-made climate change]]".<ref>https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-008-9403-3</ref> Lomborg starts with the premise "Global warming is real and man-made. It will have a serious impact on humans and the environment toward the end of this century." Lomborg argues at length that warming will result in ''reducing'' total deaths from extreme temperatures, due to warming in cold climates.<ref name="Jowit2010"/> The main theme is that then-current approaches for addressing climate change, such as the [[Kyoto Protocol]] on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, were not economically cost-effective.<ref name="Jowit2010">http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/aug/30/bjorn-lomborg-climate-change-profile</ref>
  
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==Deep politics==
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Initially pro-lockdown<ref>https://lomborg.com/news/cost-benefits-fighting-covid-19</ref>, later critical of them<ref>https://www.jordantimes.com/opinion/bjorn-lomborg/let-us-make-world-better-and-stop-fear-mongering</ref> As of 2023, he follows the [[official narrative]] on [[vaccines]]<ref>https://wacotrib.com/opinion/columnists/bjorn-lomborg-vaccines-a-stunning-success-with-room-for-improvement/article_d1589b40-f9a2-11ed-9a4e-f73e0a5fc216.html</ref>
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==Funding==
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The [[Copenhagen Consensus Center]], which in some years pays Lomborg $775,000, is funded by among others "vulture capitalist" [[Paul Singer]]<ref>https://www.desmog.com/2015/02/05/exclusive-bjorn-lomborg-think-tank-funder-revealed-billionaire-republican-vulture-capitalist-paul-singer/</ref>
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Also the [[Gates Foundation]] finances the Center.<ref>https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2019/06/inv002306</ref> In 2019, [[Bill Gates]] reported that "using sophisticated algorithms" , the Center had determined that [[Gates Foundation|his foundation]]'s $10 billion spent on [[vaccines]] had returned $200 billion in social and economic benefits.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-gates-the-best-investment-ive-ever-made-11547683309</ref> Gates did not mention that the Center had collaborated with the Gates Foundation to come up with these estimates.<ref>Tim Schwab, ''The Gates Problem'', page 260</ref>
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Apart from that, the funding is secretive.<ref>https://www.desmog.com/2014/06/25/millions-behind-bjorn-lomborg-copenhagen-consensus-center/</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 17 December 2023

Person.png Bjørn Lomborg  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(academic, Climate change/Dissident?)
Bjørn Lomborg 1.jpg
Born6 January 1965
NationalityDanish
Alma materUniversity of Georgia, University of Aarhus, University of Copenhagen
Member ofHoover Institution/Fellows, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/2002, WEF/Young Global Leaders/2005
WEF YGL, WEF GLT. President of the Gates-funded think tank Copenhagen Consensus Center, which publishes glowing estimates of the efficiency of the Gates foundation.

Bjørn Lomborg is a Danish author and the president of the US-based think tank Copenhagen Consensus Center. He is the former director of the Danish government's Environmental Assessment Institute (EAI) in Copenhagen. He became internationally known for his best-selling book The Skeptical Environmentalist (2001).[1] He was selected a Global Leader for Tomorrow/Young Global Leader by the WEF in 2002 and 2005.

He is a visiting professor at the Copenhagen Business School and a visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution.[2]

Positions

In 2001, he attained significant attention by publishing The Skeptical Environmentalist, a book whose main thesis is that many of the most-publicized claims and predictions on environmental issues are wrong.

Lomborg's main argument is that the vast majority of environmental problems—such as pollution, water shortages, deforestation, and species loss, as well as population growth, hunger, and AIDS—are area-specific and highly correlated with poverty. Therefore, challenges to human prosperity are essentially logistical matters, and can be solved largely through economic and social development. Lomborg argues that problems that are more pressing at the global level, such as peak oil and global warming are often overstated and that recommended policies are often inappropriate if assessed against alternatives.[3]

Lomborg's follow-up to The Skeptical Environmentalist, Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming, was published in 2007. In it, Lomborg expanded on his views of "man-made climate change".[4] Lomborg starts with the premise "Global warming is real and man-made. It will have a serious impact on humans and the environment toward the end of this century." Lomborg argues at length that warming will result in reducing total deaths from extreme temperatures, due to warming in cold climates.[5] The main theme is that then-current approaches for addressing climate change, such as the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, were not economically cost-effective.[5]

Deep politics

Initially pro-lockdown[6], later critical of them[7] As of 2023, he follows the official narrative on vaccines[8]

Funding

The Copenhagen Consensus Center, which in some years pays Lomborg $775,000, is funded by among others "vulture capitalist" Paul Singer[9]

Also the Gates Foundation finances the Center.[10] In 2019, Bill Gates reported that "using sophisticated algorithms" , the Center had determined that his foundation's $10 billion spent on vaccines had returned $200 billion in social and economic benefits.[11] Gates did not mention that the Center had collaborated with the Gates Foundation to come up with these estimates.[12]

Apart from that, the funding is secretive.[13]

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References

  1. ↑ http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2013/10/23/a-candid-discussion-with-bjorn-lomborg/
  2. ↑ https://lomborg.com/about
  3. ↑ Summarized in Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skeptical_Environmentalist
  4. ↑ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-008-9403-3
  5. ↑ a b http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/aug/30/bjorn-lomborg-climate-change-profile
  6. ↑ https://lomborg.com/news/cost-benefits-fighting-covid-19
  7. ↑ https://www.jordantimes.com/opinion/bjorn-lomborg/let-us-make-world-better-and-stop-fear-mongering
  8. ↑ https://wacotrib.com/opinion/columnists/bjorn-lomborg-vaccines-a-stunning-success-with-room-for-improvement/article_d1589b40-f9a2-11ed-9a4e-f73e0a5fc216.html
  9. ↑ https://www.desmog.com/2015/02/05/exclusive-bjorn-lomborg-think-tank-funder-revealed-billionaire-republican-vulture-capitalist-paul-singer/
  10. ↑ https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2019/06/inv002306
  11. ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-gates-the-best-investment-ive-ever-made-11547683309
  12. ↑ Tim Schwab, The Gates Problem, page 260
  13. ↑ https://www.desmog.com/2014/06/25/millions-behind-bjorn-lomborg-copenhagen-consensus-center/


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