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In 2001, Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg burst onto the international scene with his bestselling and controversial book The Skeptical Environmentalist. The onetime member of Greenpeace said t...

The 'Skeptical Environmentalist' offers 12 low-cost, proven policies that he says would save 4.2 million lives and generate $1.1 trillion in new wealth every year.

The 'skeptical environmentalist' offers 12 low-cost, proven policies that he says could save 4.2 million lives and generate $1.1 trillion in new wealth every year.

Copenhagen Consensus President Bjorn Lomborg joins Martha as he explains the hidden costs of global climate efforts.

High-impact interventions that reach everyone should be at the top of the list of priorities.

The Global Goals are a phenomenal idea. They’re what happened when the UN came together and said: “Here are the world’s biggest problems, and here is how we’re going to measure progress on them.” The 17 goals include promises to end extreme poverty and hunger, fix climate change and education, and reduce inequality and corruption.

Yes, climate change is a problem. But there are many other pressing issues that would benefit more from the world's attention.

Bjorn Lomborg’s Best Things First delivers the expected dose of correct common sense. Charles Horsnby, Kenya, A History since Independence is a very good long…

The Do-able Dozen: Addressing chronic disease risks in poor countries would make a huge difference to our world

Over the course of the 20th century, tobacco smoking killed around 100 million people, most of whom lived in today’s rich countries. However, that picture is changing, and the health burdens of smoking are now moving from high-income to low- and middle-income countries. Some estimates even suggest that one billion people could die from tobacco use over the 21st century.