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Book · 2020 · New York Times reviewed

False Alarm

by Bjørn Lomborg · Brought up by 2 people on 2 podcasts

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He is also a best-selling author whose books include false alarm how climate change panic costs us trillions hurts the poor and fails to fix the planet.
Jordan Peterson · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Sep 2022 Listen at 4:34

The best things said about it

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So Bjorn you wrote one of the books you wrote the most recent one called false alarm how climate change Panic costs us trillions hurts the poor and fails to fix the planet.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Nov 2022

Why people recommend it

False Alarm by Bjørn Lomborg is a controversial and best-selling book that argues mainstream climate change policies and panic impose massive financial costs, disproportionately harm the world's poorest populations, and ultimately fail to effectively fix environmental problems. The work was featured prominently across several podcast platforms to debate its polarizing thesis. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, host Lex Fridman brought up the text during a conversation with the author, specifically citing its full subtitle to frame an extensive debate regarding the true economic and social impacts of climate mitigation strategies. Similarly, Jordan B. Peterson referenced the book on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast while introducing the author during a discussion centered on practical approaches to global improvement and environmental economics. Across these episodes, the speakers used the publication as a foundational touchpoint to explore the complexities of global warming policy, the allocation of financial resources, and the balance between immediate human needs and long-term ecological preservation.

Every mention

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Jordan Peterson He is also a best-selling author whose books include false alarm how climate change panic costs us trillion… 1
Discussed
“He is also a best-selling author whose books include false alarm how climate change panic costs us trillions hurts the poor and fails to fix the planet”
Lex Fridman so Bjorn you wrote one of the books you wrote the most recent one called false alarm how climate change Pan… 1
Discussed
“so Bjorn you wrote one of the books you wrote the most recent one called false alarm how climate change Panic costs us trillions hurts the poor and fails to fix the planet”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“Bjorn lomborg is the president of Copenhagen consensus Think Tank and author of false alarm cool it and skeptical environmentalists”
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“please check out his work at lombard.com that includes his books articles and other writing”

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