ISBN: 9781541647473
Editorial: Basic Books
Autor: Lomborg, Bjorn
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 336
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Críticas "False Alarm is a comprehensive analysis of the issues in climate change that represents a reasoned balance between the shrill voices demanding immediate change (without being aware of the practical issues involved) and those who see no problems at all with our current environmental situation."--New York Journal of Books"A detailed...human-centric, optimistic tome from an honest environmentalist."--Capitalism Magazine"In between the cries of imminent apocalypse and outright denial that seems to be the daily fare of the mainstream and alternative news outlets on the issue of global warming, Bjorn Lomborg sounds a rare note of sanity and moderation in his new book, False Alarm. Lomborg's achievement is in providing a much-needed broader context to the climate debate, based on years of researching and writing on the topic....One hopes that this book will bring to the attention of the general public, specialists and policy-makers, not just the scale of the problem of climate change, but the most positive steps that can be taken by governments to address it." --International Journal of World Peace"It's precisely because the problem is so serious that [Lomborg] argues it is necessary to approach it cool-headedly....The alternative? In Lomborg's view it is letting ourselves be panicked into the most expensive course--trying to fix the climate without having the necessary technology on hand. Lomborg argues powerfully that this is a fool's errand....A corrective to many of the green assumptions that dominate the media." --Financial Times"Lomborg is persuasive on the vulnerability of Africa and need for greater emphasis on building climate resilience."--The Irish Times"Lomborg's work is impossible for alarmists to ignore."--Heartland InstituteFalse Alarm is a timely and important book. Based on the latest scientific evidence and rigorous economic analysis, it provides a welcome antidote to widespread, irrational panic about a coming climate apocalypse. Instead, it provides a set of smart, rational policies for addressing global warming -- while not losing sight of the myriad other problems that beset our planet, including poverty and inequality. This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about our shared human future.--Justin Yifu Lin, former chief economist, the World Bank"An excellent summary of the madness, hypocrisy, and cynicism of the climate-alarm establishment.... Lomborg has done an excellent job pointing out that climate fears are indeed a 'false alarm, ' misdirecting time and resources away from real, and soluble, problems."--New Criterion[Lomborg] follows his previous critiques of climate change policy...with a hard-hitting analysis of failing strategies for addressing what he acknowledges is 'a real problem.'...A serious, debatable assessment of a controversial global issue.--KirkusAn important book. Mr. Lomborg is a long-standing environmentalist regarded as a heretic by hardliners in the movement because he is an optimist who says that humanity is not doomed.--Iain Martin, The Times (UK)Bjorn Lomborg is that rare thing: a clear-sighted realist about climate change. In False Alarm, he argues that it would be foolish to do nothing to prepare for a warmer planet, but it would be more foolish to pretend that we are doing things that will significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions when we are not. At the same time, getting serious about cutting CO2 emissions will have a cost. As Lomborg says, vastly more people die as a consequence of poverty and disease each year than die as a consequence of global warming. As in the past, we humans are capable of adapting to climate change in ways that can significantly mitigate its adverse effects, without choking off economic growth. To learn how, you must read False Alarm.--Niall Ferguson, the Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityBjorn Lomborg's new book offers a data-driven, human-centered antidote to the oft-apocalyptic discussion characterizing the effect
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Lomborg, Bjorn
- Editorial: Basic Books
- N° Paginas: 336
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
