Bjørn Lomborg
Also known as Bjorn Lomborg
Danish author of The Skeptical Environmentalist; heads the Copenhagen Consensus Center.
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- Bjørn Lomborg is a Danish political scientist and author.
- Lomborg became known for The Skeptical Environmentalist (2001), and its climate claims have been widely disputed by scientists.
- Lomborg is president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution.
- Lomborg argues for ranking policies by cost and benefit.
Key facts
- Education
- MA in political science, Aarhus University (1991); PhD, University of Copenhagen (1994)1
- Academic posts
- Assistant and associate professor of statistics, Aarhus University, 1994 to 2005; adjunct professor, Copenhagen Business School from 20051
- Government
- Director of Denmark's Environmental Assessment Institute, 2002 to 20041
- Roles
- President, Copenhagen Consensus Center; visiting fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford2
- Books
- The Skeptical Environmentalist (2001); Cool It (2007); False Alarm (2020); Best Things First (2023)1
- Recognition
- Time's 100 most influential people (2004)1
- Criticism
- Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty found he broke the rules of scientific practice, without proving deliberate dishonesty1
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