Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-11-18

Lex Fridman, Bjørn Lomborg & Andrew Revkin: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #339

#339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin

6 books · With Bjørn Lomborg, Andrew Revkin · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Bjørn Lomborg is author of “False Alarm”. Andrew Revkin is a climate journalist (21 years at NY Times).

Lex Fridman recommended Cool it by Bjørn Lomborg, and discussed False Alarm by Bjørn Lomborg, How to Spend $75 Billion to Make the World a Better Place by Bjørn Lomborg and others, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels by Alex Epstein, and Fossil Future by Alex Epstein. Andrew Revkin discussed The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Cool it

   Bjørn Lomborg · at 1:06

   Cool It by Bj˜rn Lomborg is a pragmatic environmental book that challenges conventional climate alarms and advocates for cost-effective, prioritized solutions to global issues.

   Recommended

   “Bjørn Lomborg is the president of the Copenhagen Consensus Think Tank and the author of 'False Alarm', 'Cool It', and 'Skeptical Environmentalist'.”

   Lex Fridman #339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin 2022-11-18 Listen at 1:06

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
2. 

   False Alarm

   Bjørn Lomborg · at 1:12:10

   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.

   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”

   Lex Fridman #339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin 2022-11-18 Listen at 1:12:10

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
3. 

   How to Spend $75 Billion to Make the World a Better Place

   Bjørn Lomborg, Bjorn Lomborg · at 2:27:05

   How to Spend $75 Billion to Make the World a Better Place by Bjørn Lomborg is an analytical and pragmatic guide that evaluates global challenges and applies cost-benefit analysis to determine the most effective ways to allocate resources for maximum humanitarian and economic impact.

   Discussed

   “you wrote the book how to spend 75 billion dollars to make the world a better place”

   Lex Fridman #339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin 2022-11-18 Listen at 2:27:05

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
4. 

   The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels

   Alex Epstein · at 3:04:25

   The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels by Alex Epstein is a controversial energy book that argues that the widespread use of oil, coal, and natural gas has drastically improved global human flourishing and environmental safety rather than hindered it.

   Discussed

   “so he wrote a book uh moral case of fossil fuels and uh fossil future where he makes the case that as a subtitle says Global human flourishing requires oil coal and natural gas or more oil coil and natural gas not less”

   Lex Fridman #339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin 2022-11-18 Listen at 3:04:25

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
5. 

   Fossil Future

   Alex Epstein · at 3:04:25

   Fossil Future by Alex Epstein argues that fossil fuels are essential for human flourishing and that eliminating them prematurely would cause widespread societal collapse and death.

   Discussed

   “so he wrote a book uh moral case of fossil fuels and uh fossil future where he makes the case that as a subtitle says Global human flourishing requires oil coal and natural gas or more oil coil and natural gas not less”

   Lex Fridman #339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin 2022-11-18 Listen at 3:04:25

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
6. 

   The Ministry for the Future

   Kim Stanley Robinson; Simon Saito · at 3:53:43

   The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson is a gripping speculative science fiction novel that chronicles a near-future world grappling with the escalating and devastating consequences of climate change through the efforts of a newly established UN subsidiary.

   Discussed

   “I just spent some time with Kim Stanley Robinson who wrote that book Ministry of the future which is this sprawling novel about a worst case a worst case outcome where everyone in India is dying”

   Andrew Revkin #339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin 2022-11-18 Listen at 3:53:43

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible