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Bjorn Lomborg: Patient Zero of Climate Denial

Behind the Bastards

CHAPTER

The Sceptical Environmentalist

CNN's John Sutter takes on the book "Lumborg," which claims climate change is causing species to die off at a rate of 0.7% per year. The author points out that scientists who cited lumborg have since said he had misinterpreted their work. He says we are now losing dozens of species every day, with as many as 50% possibly heading towards extinction by mid-century.

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