Aug 30, 2010 with his new book, danish scientist bjorn lomborg has become an unlikely advocate for huge investment in fighting global warming. This movie highlights some of the most critical problems to tackle first and highlights some of the greenwashing thats going on otherwise. Bjorn lomborg has been writing about his alternative approach to the environmental crisis for many years, but cool it, bjorn lomborg, san francisco, ca 101810 the documentary based on his book, is lomborgs first foray into films. For anyone who wants an overview of the global warming debate from an objective source, this brief text is a perfect place to start. Lynas, the environmental author, at an oxford book signing in 2001. Lomborg takes the same approach here as he did in his last polemic cherrypick all the lowend estimates and sprinkle various distortions on top of that. Cool it documentary lomborg talks sense and nonsense on. The prime theme of cool it, taken from lomborgs book of the same name, is that global warming is a serious problem but that raising the cost of polluting forms of energy is a highly inefficient solution there are many experts in energy technology who have made this point for a very long time, perhaps most notably martin hoffert at new york university in a string of influential. A great reduction of lomborg s must read book the skeptical environmentalist. Climate science rapid response team debunks bjorn lomborgs. It gathers and publishes errors found in bjorn lomborg. Some truths that might be inconvenient for al gore.
The 128minute film, directed by ondi timoner, opens november 12 in 20. A prominent figure in cool it is former vice president al gore, whom lomborg repeatedly cites as having misled the debate over global warming. Bjorn lomborg is the author of the skeptical environmentalist. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by time magazine in 2004. In addition, it gives information on cases and activities related to bjorn lomborg, attempts to describe his methods, and points out cases where the claims about lomborg. Bjorn lomborg starring bjorn lomborg genres special interest, documentary subtitles english cc audio languages english.
He is known for his work on cool it 2010, showtime. For those unfamiliar, lomborg is an adjunct professor at the copenhagen business school and former director of the environmental assessment institute. Claiming to take a middle ground between climate deniers on the right and fearmongers on the left, it could be a moderates dream. Leo hickmans alternative guide to the trailer for bjorn lomborgs. Cool it is based upon the book of the same name and lectures by bjorn lomborg, the controversial author of the skeptical environmentalist. He points out that global warming is a real problem but he argues that the costs proposed to confront it greatly exceed the benefits postulated by programs such as kyoto i or ii. The film stars lomborg, best known for authoring the skeptical environmentalist. Jun 01, 2015 manhattan institute event april 10, 2008 speaker. Michael crichton praises skeptical environmentalists. The point really is to say global warming is real and its manmade so we need to own up to the fact that, yes, global warming is happening, but we also very often being. In a new documentary, bjorn lomborg says cool it scientific. May 12, 2011 as an engaging and charismatic communicator, bjorn lomborg has few peers addressing climate change. Bjorn lomborg is an academic and the author of the bestselling the skeptical environmentalist and cool it.
He challenges mainstream concerns about development and the environment and points out that we need to focus attention on the smartest solutions first. I recommend the new movie by bjorn lomborg and documentary filmmaker ondi timoner, cool it, based loosely on lomborgs book of the same title. But his answers are unlikely to satisfy all climate change. Responding to the popular acclaim for the 2006 documentary an inconvenient truth, lomborg wonders how the film and mr. Bjorn lomborg danish political scientist britannica. Working from bjorn lomborgs 2007 book of the same title, this. The skeptical environmentalists guide to global warming will further enhance lomborgs reputation for global analysis and thoughtful response. Cool it is a groundbreaking book that transformed the debate about global warming by offering a fresh perspective based on human needs as well as environmental concerns. Cool it is lomborgs sequel to the skeptical environmentalist that was subsequently recycled into a documentary of the same name. But an analysis of his cool it documentary, now available on dvd, documents.
Cool it documentary lomborg talks sense and nonsense. Bjorn lomborg, cowriter on the film cool it based on his book by the same name. Bjorn lomborgs eyeopening book, cool it, examines and meticulously documents climate changes effects and proposed solutions. Nov 26, 2010 american filmmaker ondi timoners enthrallingtothepointofdizzying documentary cool it brings to life its namesake bjorn lomborgs 2007 book that challenged popular thinking about how to. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The author, danish political scientist, bjorn lomborg throws some rational thought on the hype surrounding global warming. Lomborg was the first member of his immediate family to receive a.
Bjorn lomborg is like the oliver stone of climate change. Parents need to know that the documentary is touted as a kind of antian inconvenient truth, although both films acknowledge the threat of global warming and climate crisis and both try to find solutions. Leo hickmans alternative guide to the trailer for bjorn. Nov 10, 2010 these are the underlying arguments of a new documentary, cool it, based on lomborgs 2008 book of the same title. He systematically examines the most important global crises and offers sustainable solutions. Cool it is a 2010 documentary film based on the book cool it. Awardwinning filmmaker ondi timoner travels the world with lomborg exploring the real facts and true science of global warming and its impact. This book demonstrates why, it is thoughtprovoking and fascinating. Cool it the skeptical environmentalists guide to global warming by bjorn lomborg a groundbreaking book that transforms the debate about global warming by offering a fresh perspective based on human needs as well as environmental concerns bjorn lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and expensive actions now being considered to stop global warming will cost hundreds of billions of. Jan 01, 2007 from al gore to kyoto, from sea level rise to fatal disease, bjorn lomborg tackles it all in his book cool it.
Evolving from their previous argument denying the existence of global warming, the new age skeptics admit the occurrence of climate change and accept human impact as a cause, with lomborg as their leader. A great reduction of lomborgs must read book the skeptical environmentalist. Bjorn lomborg penguin random house speakers bureau. Whereas davis guggenheims an inconvenient truth tells us to be afraid about the impending apocalypse, cool it makes a somewhat schizophrenic, if not reassuring. He points out that global warming is a real problem but he argues that the costs proposed to confront it greatly exceed the benefits postulated by programs such as kyoto i. With bjorn lomborg, hashem akbari, joe barton, ed begley jr a documentary that takes an alternative approach to dealing with the global warming crisis. The latest documentary contribution to the climate change debate is cool it, an adaptation of bjorn lomborgs controversial book, the skeptical environmentalist.
The skeptical environmentalists guide to global warming by danish political scientist bjorn lomborg. Oct 21, 2010 cinemagoers now have less than a month to wait until they get the chance to see cool it, the new documentary made by bjorn lomborg, author of the skeptical environmentalist. These are the underlying arguments of a new documentary, cool it, based on lomborgs 2008 book of the same title. At last we have a book that puts the hype of global warming into perspective. Bjorn lomborg released a documentary feature film, cool it, on 12 november 2010 in the us. Originally published in danish as verdens sande tilstand, 1998. Nov 12, 2010 but now it also fits bjorn lomborg, the selfdescribed skeptical environmentalist who is the focus of and a cowriter of cool it, a new documentary that is clearly trying to be a counterpunch to the gore film. Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and expensive actions being considered to stop. Awardwinning filmmaker ondi timoner travels the world with lomborg exploring the real facts and true science of global more. It premiered in september in canada at the 2010 toronto international film festival and had a theatrical united states release on november 12, 2010.
Cool it comes out march 29 on dvd through lionsgate. Bjorn lomborg was called one of the 50 people who could. The question raised by the new documentary cool it is whether danish economist bjorn lomborg deserves a place in that debate. Under the bravado, cool it is a complex and exciting new documentary by hunter stuart bjorn lomborg has been called a global warming denier, a traitor, an idiot, and a parasite, mostly because he wrote a bestselling book printed in english in 2001 called the skeptical environmentalist that infuriated climate change activists across the globe.
Lomborg is also the subject of the documentary film cool it, released in 2012. Using statistical information from internationally recognized research institutes, lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental issues and documents that the global environment has actually. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Oct 06, 2010 i recommend the new movie by bjorn lomborg and documentary filmmaker ondi timoner, cool it, based loosely on lomborgs book of the same title. In 2008 he was named one of the 50 people who could save the planet by the guardian. Uncool climate skeptics documentary flops red, green.
Cool climate film takes on truth the new york times. Bjorn lomborg, danish political scientist and statistician who gained world renown in the early 21st century for his critique of mainstream theories of ecological crisis and later advocated efforts to combat climate change. Bjorn lomborgs eyeopening book, cool it, examines and meticulously. An extraordinarily timely and supremely useful book. On 12 november 2010, lomborg released a featurelength documentary film cool it in the united states. Sundance ward winning director ondi timoner filmed a documentary with the same name based on the book and following bjorn lomborg for almost a year. The danish economist bjorn lomborg in cool it, a documentary. Bjorn lomborg was born on january 9, 1965 in frederiksberg, denmark. The skeptical environmentalists guide to global warming is a book. I would love to see both the book and movie released again with updated data. Host bjorn lomborg, who is the author of the skeptical environmentalist, debunks the scare tactics used by al gores movie, and tries to find cheaper and more effective ways to go forward. The skeptical environmentalists guide to global warming is a book by the danish statistician and political scientist bjorn lomborg. He is a visiting professor at copenhagen business school, and president of the.
But an analysis of his cool it documentary, now available on dvd, documents longstanding shortcomings reporters should consider so stories of personal courage and conviction dont displace sound science journalism. Nov 12, 2010 bjorn lomborgs documentary, cool it, opens today. Lomborg azt allitja, hogy a globalis felmelegedest megallitani kivano korulmenyes es sok billio dollaros mentoakciok inkabb alapulnak erzelmi, mint szigoruan. In his highly informative and wellresearched presentations, lomborg challenges widely held beliefs and addresses the most serious challenges facing the world today. The union of concerned scientists has posted a nice debunking of cool it. Cool it is forced to deal with the controversy and opposition surrounding its host lomborg, and it can come across as a bit defensive, causing viewers to question numbers and facts presented here. His first book, the skeptical environmentalist, published in english in 2001, challenged climate alarmists by systematically examining a range of major environmental issuesbiodiversity, pollution, chemical spills, and the. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by time magazine in 2004 and has written for numerous publications, including the new york times, the wall street journal, and the economist. Lomborg appeared in the documentary film cool it which focused on his views regarding climate policy where he suggests that theres a wellfinanced effort underfoot to spin the failure of climate action into a new political strategy for hightech megainvestments. Sep 10, 2007 bjorn lomborgs book, cool it, outlines the platform of the skeptical environmentalist. The skeptical environmentalist is the most significant work on the environment since the appearance of its polar opposite, rachel carsons silent spring, in 1962. From al gore to kyoto, from sea level rise to fatal disease, bjorn lomborg tackles it all in his book cool it.
Nevertheless, regardless of the previous existence of an inconvenient truth, cool it still offers a persuasive, if alternate, argument on the state. Bjorn lomborg, a former member of greenpeace, challenges widely held beliefs that the global environment is progressively getting worse. Bjorn lomborg, author of the skeptical environmentalist, has a new film out. Cool it follows lomborg on his mission to bring the.
It is a reply to al gores an inconvenient truth, and. Cool it is a groundbreaking book that transformed the debate about global. But does the documentary really provide the answers, or just cloud the issue. The skeptical environmentalists guide to global warming, sparked outrage from many in the field and prompted an investigation, since dismissed, by.
Bjorn lomborg is the author of the skeptical environmentalist and has written for numerous publications, including the new york times, the wall street journal, the economist, and usa today. A new documentary on climate change recently opened up in theaters. The skeptical environmentalists guide to global warming. The book is a sequel to the skeptical environmentalist first published in danish in 1998, which in english translation brought the author to world attention. The timing of lomborgs entry into this fray is curious, although he is promoting a new documentary, cool it.