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Bjorn Lomborg

ARTICLES BY BJORN LOMBORG

Every time a new reef audit arrives, it appears as if doom has been postponed. (Tourism and Events Queensland)

Bjorn Lomborg: Why the Great Barrier Reef is refusing to die on schedule

3 min read . 05 Oct 2026

Food security depends less on distant climate projections than on reliable access to energy and agricultural inputs. (Mint)

Bjorn Lomborg: Radical carbon emission cuts could worsen global hunger

4 min read . 11 May 2026

The West’s pledge of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will cost hundreds of trillions of dollars and probably do little. (istockphoto)

Rethink climate action: Focus on tech innovation, not forced carbon compression

4 min read . 26 Nov 2025

While China added unprecedented solar and wind capacity last year, it also hit a 10-year high of new coal plant construction. (AP)

China’s green energy ‘revolution’ is powered by coal

4 min read . 11 Nov 2025

We will only fix climate change and make a transition once green energy truly becomes cheaper than fossil fuels.

Don’t deceive the poor world with an expensive green illusion

4 min read . 22 May 2025

Today, outdoor air pollution has declined dramatically in rich countries. (AFP)

The world must wind back climate sensationalism

4 min read . 25 Apr 2025

India should not repeat the mistakes made by Western countries by diving headlong into climate policies. (REUTERS)

Climate action: India mustn’t take the ruinous path other nations have taken

4 min read . 17 Mar 2025

Poor countries are especially hurt by the lie that green energy is cheap.

Green electricity costs a bundle

4 min read . 02 Jan 2025

Poverty kills nearly 10 million people annually through related problems such as infectious diseases and hunger. (Image: Pixabay)

Climate-change colonialism keeps poor countries impoverished

4 min read . 03 Dec 2024

Solar and wind only address a small part of a vast challenge.

The ‘transition’ to green energy isn’t reducing carbon emissions

4 min read . 24 Sept 2024

After years of misrepresentation, it finally became impossible to ignore the mountain of evidence showing that the global polar-bear population has increased substantially. (Image: Pixabay)

Polar bears, dead coral and other climate fictions

4 min read . 01 Aug 2024

A new study of the US scenario shows that to achieve 100% solar or wind electricity with sufficient backup, the US would need to be able to store almost three months’ worth of annual electricity.

Real costs: Why solar and wind energy are not market winners yet

4 min read . 25 Apr 2024

While climate change is a real challenge, the data don’t support confronting it ahead of poverty-related ills. (File Photo: Reuters)

Will the World Bank choose climate change over poverty?

4 min read . 07 Oct 2023

The time for an honest and open dialogue on climate is right now

4 min read . 20 Jun 2023

A priority order for our SDGs can prove effective and win followers

4 min read . 17 Nov 2022

Photo: Bloomberg

Sustainable Development Goals: How India and the world are doing

4 min read . 02 Oct 2022

Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Improving state finances by reducing power losses

4 min read . 31 Jul 2018

Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Poverty: The direct approach isn’t always best

4 min read . 25 May 2018

Although many improved varieties of seeds have been released for cultivation, their full impact has not been realized owing to poor adoption rates and poor seed replacement rates. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

How to improve agricultural productivity

4 min read . 14 May 2018