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False alarm : how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet / Bjorn Lomberg.
In 'False Alarm', "skeptical environmentalist" Bjorn Lomborg argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good. In this book, Lomborg will convince you that everything you think about climate change is wrong, and points the way toward making the world a vastly better, if slightly warmer, place for us all. Lomborg was named one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world and "one of the 50 people who could save the planet" by the Guardian.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781541647466 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: v, 307 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Climatic changes > Government policy. Global warming > Government policy. Economic development > Environmental aspects. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 363.73874 Lom | 31681010201473 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"This book will convince you that everything you think about climate change is wrong--and points the way toward making the world a vastly better, if slightly warmer, place for us all"-- - Grand Central PubAn âessentialâ (Times UK) and âmeticulously researchedâ (Forbes) book by âthe skeptical environmentalistâ argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than goodÂ
ÂHurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Artic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse a common message: climate change is destroying the planet, and we must take drastic action immediately to stop it. Children panic about their future, and adults wonder if it is even ethical to bring new life into the world.ÂEnough, argues bestselling author Bjorn Lomborg. Climate change is real, but it's not the apocalyptic threat that we've been told it is. Projections of Earth's imminent demise are based on bad science and even worse economics. In panic, world leaders have committed to wildly expensive but largely ineffective policies that hamper growth and crowd out more pressing investments in human capital, from immunization to education.ÂFalse Alarm will convince you that everything you think about climate change is wrong -- and points the way toward making the world a vastly better, if slightly warmer, place for us all.
