|
|
|
|
The decline of global inequality
Newspaper headlines suggest 2016 was a terrible year. But if we take a step back, it is clear that there are many reasons to be optimistic. Global inequality has declined over the past three decades, and quite rapidly in the last 15 years. Looking back even further, the data show that incredible strides have been made in reducing poverty and narrowing the gaps on income, education and health.
Read Bjorn Lomborg's column for Project Syndicate in four languages. It was published by newspapers around the world, including The Australian, Times of Oman, New Vision (Uganda), New Times (Rwanda), The Daily Star (Lebanon), Arab News, Hospodarske Noviny (Czech Republic) and To Vima (Greece).
|
|
Economic growth can help the environment
2016 also brought good news for animal lovers when pandas were removed from the endangered species list. Lomborg explains in Hong Kong's newspaper of record South China Morning Post and Australia's highest-circulating newspaper Herald Sun that as societies get richer, citizens become more concerned about the environment. The article was also widely circulated in Latin American newspapers like El Universal (Venezuela) and Forbes Mexico.
|
|
Don’t blame climate change for extreme weather
Scarcely a weather event happens without someone pointing the finger at global warming and calling for action. But this is an oversimplification. Lomborg explains in Boston Globe that some extreme events are expected to become less frequent but become more intense. Some areas of the globe will benefit; others stand to lose. But cutting CO2 will do very little to protect us from floods, hurricanes and other extreme events. Instead, we need to focus on better infrastructure and poverty alleviation.
|
|
Discussing priorities with the Bangladeshi Prime Minister
Bjorn Lomborg just met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh in Dhaka to update her on the Bangladesh Priorities project and the role that the project’s research has played in helping Bangladesh reach its development goals.
 He could also give her the very first copy of a book, summarizing all the smart solutions for Bangladesh, both in English and in Bangla. Copenhagen Consensus looks forward to the ongoing collaboration with the Bangladeshi government and civil society to inform better policy decisions and smarter solutions in 2017.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
