A Quote by Bjorn Lomborg

The Kyoto treaty has an estimated cost of between US$150 and $350 billion a year, starting in 2010.

Bjorn Lomborg

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Bjorn Lomborg
Danish - Scientist
Born: January 6, 1965

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