Name: Global priorities bigger than climate change
Uploaded: 2007-01-02T00:11:00Z
Duration: 16 min 27 s
Description: Given $50 billion to spend, which would you solve first, AIDS or global warming? Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg comes up with surprising answers.

Given $50 billion to spend, which would you solve first, AIDS or global warming? Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg comes up with surprising answers.

Global priorities bigger than climate change

Not all world problems offer the same return on investment, and focusing on the most visible challenges can overlook life-saving opportunities. With $50 billion, preventing HIV/AIDS and malnutrition saves far more lives than costly efforts to slow climate change. One example: for half the global annual cost of Kyoto, the world could provide clean water, sanitation, health, and education to everyone. When forced to choose, targeting solutions with the highest impact means doing the greatest good for those who need it now.

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