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World Service,07 Dec 2009,18 mins

Over-reacting to Climate Change?

Business Daily

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Sceptical environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg suggests we are in danger of cutting current living standards unnecessarily to stop global warming. He suggests a different approach. And genetically modifying plants to create substitues for oil. Can it work? Plus, Lucy Kellaway on smiling too much in shops.

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