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Environment on the up as world prospers
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 22/04/2025
» As we celebrate Earth Day today, it's tempting to believe that the world is on the brink of environmental collapse. We are constantly inundated by dire predictions of climate catastrophe and warnings about the planet's imminent destruction. But this is misleading. Rather than panic, we should take a moment to appreciate the remarkable progress we've made in improving the environment -- and acknowledge that a key factor is prosperity.
Why racial labels?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/01/2025
» Re: "Indian man 'kills delivery man'", (BP, Jan 23).
Action, not cynicism
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/11/2024
» Re: "Pricey policies to curb climate change 'dead'", (Opinion, Nov 28).
Pricey policies to curb climate change 'dead'
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 28/11/2024
» The latest climate summit has been as hypocritical and dysfunctional as every one before, with most world leaders not even bothering to turn up. Still, 50,000 people flew in from across the world, while essentially telling the rest of us to stop flying. Poor-country politicians performatively staged a "walk-out", and rich nations ended up promising a climate slush fund of US$300 billion (about 10 trillion baht) a year.
Rich world raids development funds for climate
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 27/01/2024
» Too many rich-world politicians and climate campaigners forget that much of the world remains mired in poverty and hunger. Yet, rich countries are increasingly replacing their development aid with climate spending. The World Bank, whose primary goal is to help people out of poverty, has now announced it will divert 45% of its funding toward climate change, shifting some US$40 billion annually away from poverty and hunger.
We need to stay on track for a healthier future
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 31/05/2023
» Over the course of the 20th century, tobacco smoking killed around 100 million people, most of whom lived in today's rich countries. Today the health burdens of smoking are moving from high-income to low- and middle-income countries. Some estimates even suggest that one billion people could die from tobacco use over the 21st century.
UTN's real roadmap
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/03/2023
» Re: "PM launches party campaign slogan in Isan", (BP, Feb 26). Unfortunately, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha continues to set a bad example for Thai students.
Quitting what you're doing while still on top
Oped, Peter Singer, Published on 16/02/2023
» Last month, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's 42-year-old prime minister, resigned from office, despite the support of a solid parliamentary majority and no challenge to her leadership from within her party. New Zealanders have to go back only six years to find a precedent. In 2016, John Key surprised everyone when, at the age of 55, he made way for his deputy to take over.
Prioritising our most crucial goals
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg and Jordan B Peterson, Published on 23/12/2022
» We traditionally reflect during the end-of-year holidays on the consequences of our past behaviour, as well as contemplating the good to achieve in the 12 months ahead. When we set resolutions, we are striving to determine how we can do better in our own lives. Perhaps we could also take the occasion to consider how we might achieve such improvement on a larger scale.
Humanitarians in the age of crises
Oped, Bjorn Andersson, Published on 19/08/2022
» The lights are flashing red as we look at the cascade of humanitarian crises in Asia and the Pacific.