#339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(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</p>