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

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🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 256 minutes

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Bjørn Lomborg is author of “False Alarm”. Andrew Revkin is a climate journalist (21 years at NY Times). Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off – Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Andrew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Revkin Andrew’s Substack: https://revkin.substack.com Andrew’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/revkin Bjørn’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BjornLomborg Bjørn’s Website: https://lomborg.com Andrew’s Books: The Human Planet: https://amzn.to/3MRuLUY The Burning Season: https://amzn.to/3Dmr5Hq Bjørn’s Books: False Alarm: https://amzn.to/3Sqt5D4 How to Spend $75 Billion to Make the World

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0:00.0	The following is a conversation with Bjorn Lomburg and Andrew Reffkin on the topic of climate change.
0:06.5	It is framed as a debate, but with the goal of having a nuanced conversation, talking with each other, not at each other.
0:14.7	I hope to continue having debates like these, including on controversial topics.
0:19.7	I believe in the power of conversation to bring people together, not to convince one side or the other,
0:26.5	but to enlighten both with the insights and wisdom that each hold.
0:31.3	Bjorn Lomburg is the president of Copenhagen consensus think tank and author of false alarm,
0:38.4	cool it, and skeptical environmentalist.
0:42.3	Please check out his work at lambburg.com that includes his books, articles, and other writing.
0:48.8	Andrew Reffkin is one of the most respected journalists in the world on the topic of climate.
0:54.6	He's been writing about global environmental change and risk for more than 30 years, 20 of it at the New York Times.
1:02.4	Please check out his work in the link tree that includes his books, articles, and other writing.
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