Bjorn Lomborg: Our priorities for saving the world

climate change is naturally occurring, we aren't driving it, and it's not a problem.

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Guys, go to blockbuster, and rent the movie called "An Inconvenient truth" and watch it. It's made by Al Gore, and that is how you should look at global warming.

Sounds great, and very convincing. But after seeing Steven levits clipp on how worthles macroeconomical forecasting is, i wonder how accurate this clipp is.

Well, would those ocean life get back to normal if we implement the Kyoto process? I'm not disagreeing that there are problems, but without some sort of quantification and deliberation of solutions, I think world cannot adjust its economic processes.

My simple ask is, "Is there a solution to global warming?". Will completely stopping all economic process undo the damage that was done over a century? If it is a problem without solution, then it is like death - we will cross it when it comes.

Not all experts agree on whether there is a real solution, but the one thing that is certain is that doing nothing is going to make the situation worse.
You don't need to 'completely stop all economic process' at all. In fact, this is a good opportunity for innovation. We're already seeing the development of more efficient computers, lighting, etc., and these inventions have massive economic benefits as well as environmental ones. But they do need initial funding to get off the ground.

Yes that is important to help people with HIV/AIDS, but it is more important to focus on the climate, because the climate affects everyone... Aids only affects those infected by it. If we deal with AIDS and not global warming, everyone will suffer including the HIV/AIDS victims

Did you even watch the video? We aren't giving up on climate change. We do, however, need to prioritize.

Climate change and emissions should be at the top since if ignored effects the entire planet, not just a select group of people. In my opinion, other people such as Lomborg have different ideas.

Each year, malaria can infect 1/12th of the world's population. Each year. Climate change is going to cause serious problems in 50-100 years. What's wrong with taking 5 years out of that 100 to divert funds to help eradicate this disease and prevent an entire continent from being sick and hungry?

good point!