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Cool It
- The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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A groundbreaking book that transforms the debate about global warming by offering a fresh perspective based on human needs as well as environmental concerns
Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and expensive actions now being considered to stop global warming will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, are often based on emotional rather than strictly scientific assumptions, and may very well have little impact on the world’s temperature for hundreds of years. Rather than starting with the most radical procedures, Lomborg argues that we should first focus our resources on more immediate concerns, such as fighting malaria and HIV/AIDS and assuring and maintaining a safe, fresh water supply - which can be addressed at a fraction of the cost and save millions of lives within our lifetime. He asks why the debate over climate change has stifled rational dialogue and killed meaningful dissent.
Lomborg presents us with a second generation of thinking on global warming that believes panic is neither warranted nor a constructive place from which to deal with any of humanity’s problems, not just global warming. Cool It promises to be one of the most talked about and influential books of our time.
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- Allan
- 20-08-20
Good solid information
Worth a listen as there is plenty of good information regarding climate change. For example, in 1961 there were 5000 polar bears. Jump forward 40 years and their numbers are more like 25000.
The overall message seems to be that man made climate change is real, but the doomsday scenarios of the mainstream media are way off.
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- Ludwig van El
- 02-05-22
Lombirg has done the world a service
Prof. Lomborg has done the world a service, by exposing (coolly) the folly/malice of climate action. He did not set out to debunk anything, but hss priduced a calm summary of the facts (a popping of hysteria-balloons).
He has made one grave error: he has semingly not graphed the co2-tables from NOAA and the temperature-tables from Hadley CRU, which will prove that there is not even a correlation, never mind a causation. A few minutes' simple work, but sadly Lomborg chose to believe scientists'claims instead, a mismatch with the mindset of the rest of the book.
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- N E Body
- 14-10-21
essential knowledge
we need to end climate change hysteria and adopt a cool level headed rational approach. why are no major broadcasting corporations featuring this approach?
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- t. rijcken
- 29-08-22
Ties Rijcken
So far, I cannot find arguments against Lomborgs case and I have been contemplating most of his ideas for a long time while working professionally in climate adaptation (water mm). I am most interested in a thorough opposition - who gave the best one? Oh, and I am surprised I find this book only so long after he wrote it…
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- Daniela
- 03-09-22
Eye opening
Great insight into an issue that is politicized, and comments censored in the social media. Now I realize that climate change is an issue but not THE ISSUE on which we should destroy civilization. Waiting for this comment to be removed 🫣
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- brian s.
- 18-06-23
Brilliant
Another great challenge by Lomberg. Cool and calm in hos methodical approach he again teaches us that our current trajectory will probably do more harm that good. Climate change and its effects can be better mitigated by local engineering solutions and helping make people more prosperous. Must read
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- ralph gilsenan
- 22-03-21
confirmed my suspicions
This is a great introduction to Lomborg's work. I wish I started with this one. I have had a passionate interest in climate change since my early teens, and I have had many suspicions about the movement over the years. This is a succinct overview of Lomborg's possition. Somewhat different from my own, and a little dated now, but more relevant than most work on this subject whilst being accessable to the layman.
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- Dan Lewis
- 28-07-22
Alarmist approach is wrong!
Global warming maybe man made but it’s not a crisis. There is also strong evidence of natural cycles of heat and cold climate throughout history, you’d have to be stupid to think we can take on something the size of the sun and make a real impact.
The alarmist approach is tyrannical imo, to bring in more social control measures by way of carbon rationing. They also negate pros of Co2, by the way has great benefits, heats cold areas saving lives, fertilises plants and foliage providing more food and oxygen.
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- James H
- 30-04-21
The voice of reason
Fascinating book. Unfortunately no one is listening to reason or even having the debate. We are constantly inundated with doomsday apocalyptic predictions & the purveyors of the climate crisis are not interested in listening to the likes of Bjorn.
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- "psychofiggis"
- 09-01-23
Amazing and a must listen.
a must listen in my opinion and some amazing facts you won't hear in the MSM
narration let's it down I feel but the substance is awesome
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