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

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:<br /> – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings<br /> – Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit<br /> – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off<br /> – Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS:<br /> Andrew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Revkin<br /> Andrew’s Substack: https://revkin.substack.com<br /> Andrew’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/revkin<br /> Bjørn’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BjornLomborg<br /> Bjørn’s Website: https://lomborg.com<br /> Andrew’s Books:<br /> The Human Planet: https://amzn.to/3MRuLUY<br /> The Burning Season: https://amzn.to/3Dmr5Hq<br /> Bjørn’s Books:<br /> False Alarm: https://amzn.to/3Sqt5D4<br /> How to Spend $75 Billion to Make the World a Better Place: https://amzn.to/3gwoIJ7 PODCAST INFO:<br /> Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast<br /> Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr<br /> Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8<br /> RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/<br /> YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman<br /> YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT:<br /> – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast<br /> – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman<br /> – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman<br /> – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman<br /> – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman<br /> – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman<br /> – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE:<br /> Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) – Introduction<br /> (06:59) – Politics of climate change<br /> (24:01) – Greta Thunberg<br /> (30:31) – Electric cars<br /> (37:53) – Economy<br /> (45:30) – Journalism<br /> (59:32) – Human emissions<br /> (1:17:19) – Worst-case climate change scenario<br /> (1:37:40) – Hurricanes<br /> (1:56:29) – Climate change vs Global warming<br /> (2:00:35) – Climate alarmism<br /> (2:15:25) – Economic models<br /> (2:46:52) – Climate change policies<br /> (3:02:54) – Nuclear energy<br /> (3:09:30) – Alex Epstein<br /> (3:20:00) – Public opinion on climate change<br /> (3:41:57) – US presidents<br /> (3:52:35) – Advice for young people<br /> (4:06:10) – Meaning of life