19. Best Things First: A Skeptical Environmentalist's Plan for a Better World
from AI Investigates Everything Hosted by Elton Sherwin
This episode explores the work of Bjørn Lomborg, focusing on his controversial yet influential cost-benefit approach to solving global challenges and accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Drawing primarily from his book, Best Things First, the discussion highlights a project that used rigorous economic analysis to identify a select number of highly efficient, low-cost economic development policy interventions.
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