Chapter
The Overhype of Existential Threats and Climate Change
05:33 - 14:23 (08:49)
The focus on existential threats like climate change and nuclear war is often overhyped and misrepresented to push agendas or make profits, when in reality they are not true existential threats to humanity.
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The media portrays climate change as an impending apocalyptic event, but in reality, it is a problem that can be addressed.
05:33 - 07:30 (01:57)
Summary
The media portrays climate change as an impending apocalyptic event, but in reality, it is a problem that can be addressed. While it is not a risk that meets the criteria of existential threats, it still poses significant challenges to society.
ChapterThe Overhype of Existential Threats and Climate Change
Episode#617 - Dr Bjorn Lomborg - Climate Alarmists Are Getting It All Wrong
PodcastModern Wisdom
Economists use cost-benefit analysis to evaluate policies that address climate change and aim to maximize human welfare, even if it means investing in expensive operations or other non-monetary solutions.
07:30 - 10:46 (03:16)
Summary
Economists use cost-benefit analysis to evaluate policies that address climate change and aim to maximize human welfare, even if it means investing in expensive operations or other non-monetary solutions. The goal is to ensure that the projected increase in global wealth by the end of the century is not overshadowed by the negative impacts of a changing climate.
ChapterThe Overhype of Existential Threats and Climate Change
Episode#617 - Dr Bjorn Lomborg - Climate Alarmists Are Getting It All Wrong
PodcastModern Wisdom
In this episode, host Ezra Klein speaks with economist Tyler Cowen about existential risk, permanent unrecoverable collapse of human civilization, and the tendency to catarophize every weather event as a potential climate catastrophe for financial gain.
10:46 - 14:23 (03:36)
Summary
In this episode, host Ezra Klein speaks with economist Tyler Cowen about existential risk, permanent unrecoverable collapse of human civilization, and the tendency to catarophize every weather event as a potential climate catastrophe for financial gain.