Bjørn Lomborg

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Lex Fridman Podcast · #339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin · 18 Nov 2022 podcast

that we need to get out.

No, nobody would ever argue that.

So very, very enthusiastic climate advocates would probably say it'll do $2 or $3 worth of good for every dollar.

So it's still worth

worthwhile to do.

That's what they would say.

I would argue, and I think a lot of the evidence seems to side that way, that a lot of the things that we're doing deliver actually less than a dollar back.

But it's certainly not in nearly the same kind of place.

But there's many, many other things.

And just if you'll allow me to- Yes, please.

I love this.

But yeah, there are lots of other things.

For instance, e-procurement.

So, you know, it's incredibly boring.

So most developing countries, well, actually most governments spend most of their money on procurement is typically incredibly corrupt.

So we did this project for Bangladesh.

Can you explain procurement?

Yes.

So that's governments buying stuff.

So a large part of the government revenue is spent on buying anything from, you know, post-it notes to roads.

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