Money spent on carbon cuts is money we cant use for effective investments in food aid, micronutrients, HIV/AIDS prevention, health and education infrastructure, and clean water and sanitation. – Bjorn Lomborg
The main environmental challenge of the 21st century is poverty. When you dont know where your next meal is coming from, its hard to consider the environment 100 years down the line. – Bjorn Lomborg
In the rich world, the environmental situation has improved dramatically. In the United States, the most important environmental indicator, particulate air pollution, has been cut by more than half since 1955, rivers and coastal waters have dramatically improved, and forests are increasing. – Bjorn Lomborg
I think its great that we have organisations like Greenpeace. In a pluralistic society, we want to have people who point out all the problems that the Earth could encounter. But we need to understand that they are not presenting a full and rounded view. – Bjorn Lomborg