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Bjrn Lomborg's proposed Australian research centre sparks row
2015-05-13 17:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: As climate-related rows go, it has created its fair share of heat. The Australian government and a major university have come under fire for backing a proposed research centre to be run by the controversial Bj¸rn Lomborg. He has argued that the threat from global warming is overblown and money spent in fighting it largely wasted. "Politically, Lomborg's reductionist approach can serve to expand the spectrum of what is acceptable to put forward in the public debate," says Frank Jotzo, a climate...
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