Bjorn Lomborg slams article suggesting indoor plants negatively impact climate on 'Fox & Friends'
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Hoover Institute fellow at Stanford, Bjorn Lomborg, appeared on the January 7 episode of 'Fox & Friends' with co-host Will Cain to discuss a Washington Post article.
Titled 'Indoor Houseplants Come With a Cost to The Planet', Cain mentioned in the introduction that it was an attack by climate change warriors on the public's green thumb.
Bjorn Lomborg joined in from a room filled with indoor plants
When Cain sarcastically asked about Lomborg's large carbon footprint because of the plants, the latter laughed and said that the idea was "just silly".
Lombard felt that "these silly kinds of claims" are distracting people from focusing on what is really needed to address climate change.
"Look, you're not gonna solve climate change by telling people to be poor and colder, less comfortable, fly less (and) drive less, and now, have less plants," he said. "You're gonna do this through innovation."
"Stop this sort of doom-mongering," he added.
'Setting the global thermostat'
In response to Cain's question about the 'perfect planet' that everyone is trying to preserve, Lomborg said that most nations "would not agree on where we should set the thermostat for the world".
"The real point here is to remember that we have all adapted to what it used to be in the past," he stated.
Lomborg shared that people have invested in different infrastructures based on the local climate in different parts of the world.
"That's why it gets costly whenever temperature changes, if it gets colder or warmer," he explained.
"So there is a real problem. But the point here is (that) you're not gonna solve this by telling people 'Would you mind being a lot poor?' You're gonna solve this through technology. You're gonna solve this through innovation."
Bjorn Lomborg stressed importance of technological innovation to fight climate change
"The real way you're gonna solve (climate change) is by majorly changing technology," he reiterated.
"If fourth generation nuclear (energy) was cheaper than fossil fuels, everyone would switch, not just rich well-meaning Americans, but also the Chinese, the Indians and the Africans, (those who are) really gonna matter for this century."
