Revealing a Better Way of Solving the World's Problems | Bjørn Lomborg | ENVIRONMENT | Rubin Report

The Rubin Report

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News Commentary, News, Politics

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🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to Bjørn Lomborg, the president of the Copenhagen Consensus and author of "Best Things First," about efficient solutions for global problems; the need to prioritize spending on the most effective solutions to address issues such as climate change, poverty, education, and health care; several cost-effective solutions, including investing in tuberculosis treatment, improving education through personalized learning, reducing maternal and infant mortality rates, and increasing childhood immunization rates; and how focusing on these smart solutions can make significant progress in improving the lives of the poorest populations.

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0:00.0	On Dave Rubin and joining me today is the president of the Copenhagen consensus and author
0:13.1	of Best Things First, the 12 most efficient solutions for the world's poorest and our
0:19.5	global SDG promises.
0:22.4	Bjorn Lomburg, welcome back to the Rubin Report.
0:24.3	Hey, it's great to be here.
0:26.3	Bjorn, I checked right before we started.
0:28.1	It's been over two years, which is absolutely crazy since the last time that we spoke.
0:33.8	I don't know how that happened, but I do know that in these two years, the climate people,
0:38.6	the catastrophization people have all increasingly gone crazier, but before we dissect them for
0:46.0	the people that may not know you, can you give me a one minute bio on what gets you to
0:51.2	doing all the things you're doing and writing a book like this, and then we'll take it
0:54.0	from there.
0:55.0	Sure, what I focus on is really to say, look, we don't have unlimited funds, we have
1:00.4	limited resources, but there's so many things we'd like to do.
1:04.4	Why don't we focus on where we can spend money and do the most good first?
1:08.8	That's both true for climate, so let's do the smart stuff and not the stupid stuff on
1:12.8	climate, but it's also true for all the other world's problems.
1:15.6	Remember, we promised to fix hunger and poverty and education and all the other problems
1:20.9	in the world.
1:21.9	What this book really does is try to say, there are some amazingly smart policies that
1:26.8	we can do.
1:27.8	Let's do those first, whatever else you'd love to do, let's spend money on that, but let's
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