# @BjornLomborg: Topical List Profile: [[Authors/@BjornLomborg/BjornLomborg-x-profile|@BjornLomborg]] · Topic: [[Topics/Climate Change Science and Policy Debate/Climate Change Science and Policy Debate|Climate Change Science and Policy Debate]] · [[Authors/@BjornLomborg/Chronological List|Chronological List]] · [[Authors/@BjornLomborg/Books/Books Overview|Books]] > **Coverage.** These are the 74 most recent items X returned for this account on Oct 24, 2026 (14 posts, 12 quotes, 34 self-replies in threads, 4 replies to others, 10 reposts), from Oct 8, 2026, 2:40 AM CT to Oct 24, 2026, 6:40 AM CT. That is a recent sample of a lifetime 18,112 posts. The weekday routine `bjorn-lomborg-daily-x-check` adds new posts at the top and backfills older posts (~25 per run) at the bottom, using the cursor in `state.json`. Metrics are as of the morning of Oct 24, 2026. Some long posts came back cut at ~280 characters; excerpts are verbatim up to that cut. Verdicts appear only for posts checked in a Post Analysis note. Each item is filed under one main theme. The wildfire share is inflated by two long per-continent threads (Oct 14 and Oct 22) and repeated copies of the same thread posts. ## Theme counts | Theme | Items | Share of 74 | What it covers | |---|---:|---:|---| | T1. Wildfire and burned area | 39 | 53% | Record-low 2026 global burn (NASA MODIS MCD64A1, GWIS, CAMS); per-continent and per-landcover threads; "alarmists" framing; drought-map critique | | T2. Energy, electricity prices and net zero | 11 | 15% | Denmark wind vs Swedish nuclear, Danish and UK power prices, IEA fossil share, Germany 2045, battery storage, China advantage, EU energy costs, US vs EU gas prices | | T3. Cost of climate policy (Denmark, Copenhagen, India) | 4 | 5% | Copenhagen elderly-home meat limits, Danish climate-target costs (B.T./CEPOS), India carbon-neutrality cost op-ed | | T4. Hurricanes and extreme weather | 3 | 4% | US landfalling hurricanes, 2026 Atlantic ACE vs an NPR intensity story | | T5. Coral reefs | 1 | 1% | Great Barrier Reef coral cover from AIMS data | | T6. Recycling | 5 | 7% | WSJ op-ed on recycling costs; Japanese optimal-rate study; Denmark's 10 trash categories | | T7. Development priorities (Best Things First) | 6 | 8% | Trade, tobacco taxes, food and child hunger, schooling evidence, poverty data, development finance | | T8. Talks and events | 3 | 4% | Oxford talk (Nigel Biggar), Oakeshott Lectures 2026 | | T9. Other | 2 | 3% | Replies on unrelated news (Navi Pillay story, YouGov Ukraine poll) | ## T1. Wildfire and burned area (39) Record-low 2026 global burn (NASA MODIS MCD64A1, GWIS, CAMS); per-continent and per-landcover threads; "alarmists" framing; drought-map critique. | Date (CT) | Post (excerpt, verbatim) | Type | Likes / views | Verdict | |---|---|---|---:|---| | Oct 24, 6:40 AM | [2026 global fire so far lowest in satellite era People will claim it is just because <thin…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113958739489272254) | quotes own [Oct 13](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110110035321692228) post | 309 / 8,094 | | | Oct 23, 6:15 AM | [2026 global fire so far lowest in satellite era NASA fire satellites scan Earth 24/7— rele…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113590056040427584) | quotes own [Oct 13](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110110035321692228) post | 262 / 7,718 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [Alarmists: “World on fire!” Reality: By Oct 21, global burned area likely never lower than…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198162680709585) | thread (self-reply) | 15 / 3,043 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [The world is burning less Despite breathless climate reporting of ever-more fire Total are…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198159673303042) | thread (self-reply) | 23 / 3,118 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [Climate alarmists keep telling us the world is increasingly on fire It is not By October 2…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198155994935516) | thread (self-reply) | 3 / 45 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [2025 global wildfire had lowest emissions in the satellite era That's contrary to the clim…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198152870170820) | thread (self-reply) | 1 / 54 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [The world is burning less, not more That's contrary to the climate narrative Last year, we…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198149850321147) | thread (self-reply) | 1 / 48 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [2026 Fire in Oceania (Australia) tracking low By Oct 21, Oceania has burned 22% less than…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198146826260487) | thread (self-reply) | 3 / 65 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [2026 Fire in Europe tracking low By Oct 21, Europe has burned 26% less than average 2012–2…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198143781126533) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 58 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [2026 Fire in Asia fourth-lowest By Oct 21, Asia has recorded its fourth-lowest burn in 201…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198140744405452) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 62 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [2026 Fire in Africa at record low By Oct 21, Africa has burned less than in any year 2012–…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198137653309456) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 53 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [2026 Fire in South America at record low By Oct 21, South America has burned less than in…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198133928775705) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 69 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [2026 Fire in North America at record low By October 21, North America has burned less than…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198130850058559) | thread (self-reply) | 6 / 139 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [Record-low global fire But many claim the global decline is just driven by reduction in cr…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198126412485051) | thread (self-reply) | 8 / 269 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [Record-low Global Fire They say it is just Africa, but no On October 21, 9+ months through…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198123497480641) | thread (self-reply) | 15 / 524 | | | Oct 22, 4:17 AM | [Alarmists: “World on fire!” Reality: By Oct 21, global burned area likely never lower than…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113198120225865866) | post | 486 / 11,489 | | | Oct 17, 6:45 AM | [Climate alarmists🤡 They scream: World on fire! Data: No Alarmists: Oh wait, real problem i…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2111423281995620658) | quotes own [Oct 1](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2105626646984233139) post | 817 / 17,546 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [The global picture: record-low fire January–August 2026 global burned area was 22% below t…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350961684160954) | thread (self-reply) + quote | 12 / 3,235 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [2026 fire in Europe: below-average burn January–August 2026 burned 51% less than the Janua…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350957842239833) | thread (self-reply) | 20 / 3,008 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [2026 fire in Oceania: below-average burn January–August 2026 burned 15% less than the Janu…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350953111023839) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 86 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [2026 fire in North America: below-average burn January–August 2026 burned 0.9% less than t…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350948446933287) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 83 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [2026 fire in South America: record-low burn January–August 2026 burned 52% less than the J…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350944009343096) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 72 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [2026 fire in Asia: second-lowest burn January–August 2026 burned 39% less than the January…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350939500556723) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 74 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [2026 fire in Africa: second-lowest burn January–August 2026 burned 16% less than the Janua…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350934970659102) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 86 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [January–August 2026: less burn on every continent Africa −16%, Asia −39%, South America −5…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350930365301195) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 156 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [2026 cropland & crop-natural mosaic burn below average January–August 2026 burned 29% less…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350925667725472) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 89 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [2026 grassland burn below average January–August 2026 burned 18% less than the January–Aug…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350920764592514) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 92 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [2026 savanna burn at a record low January–August 2026 burned 20% less than the January–Aug…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350916041769260) | thread (self-reply) | 2 / 93 | | | Oct 14, 7:44 AM | [2026 shrubland/scrub burn below average January–August 2026 burned 24% less than the Janua…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350911566479512) | thread (self-reply) | 9 / 297 | | | Oct 14, 7:43 AM | [Global fire according to new NASA data: record-low But many claim global decline is just d…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350907527311406) | thread (self-reply) | 14 / 627 | | | Oct 14, 7:43 AM | [2026 global forest burn at a record low January–August 2026 burned 35% less than the Janua…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110350903211352417) | post | 221 / 12,342 | | | Oct 14, 12:47 AM | [RT: 2026 global fire so far lowest in satellite era NASA fire satellites scan Earth 24/7—just …](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110246051496243527) | repost of @BjornLomborg | 0 / 0 | | | Oct 13, 3:46 PM | [Here is the GWIS estimate for the world, current for October 7 This is a rapid estimate ve…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110110047351296276) | thread (self-reply) + quote | 29 / 3,358 | | | Oct 13, 3:46 PM | [2026 global fire so far lowest in satellite era NASA fire satellites scan Earth 24/7—just…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110110043534238163) | thread (self-reply) | 34 / 3,508 | | | Oct 13, 3:46 PM | [2026 global fire so far lowest in satellite era People will claim it is just because <thin…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110110039268614597) | thread (self-reply) | 24 / 938 | | | Oct 13, 3:46 PM | [2026 global fire so far lowest in satellite era NASA fire satellites scan Earth 24/7—just…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110110035321692228) | post | 619 / 35,457 | [[Authors/@BjornLomborg/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - BjornLomborg on Record-Low Global Fire in 2026 (2026-10-13)\|🟢/🟡 Largely supported for global totals (CAMS]] | | Oct 8, 2:40 AM | [Alarmists: “World on fire!” Reality: By Oct 7, global burned area likely never lower than…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108100092070641976) | thread (self-reply) | 12 / 3,052 | | | Oct 8, 2:40 AM | [The world is burning less Despite breathless climate reporting of ever-more fire Total are…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108100088870453662) | thread (self-reply) | 25 / 3,021 | | | Oct 8, 2:40 AM | [Climate alarmists keep telling us the world is increasingly on fire It is not By October 7…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108100085590409484) | thread (self-reply) | 0 / 63 | | ## T2. Energy, electricity prices and net zero (11) Denmark wind vs Swedish nuclear, Danish and UK power prices, IEA fossil share, Germany 2045, battery storage, China advantage, EU energy costs, US vs EU gas prices. | Date (CT) | Post (excerpt, verbatim) | Type | Likes / views | Verdict | |---|---|---|---:|---| | Oct 24, 2:22 AM | [RT: CHART OF THE DAY: The price of natural gas in the US 🇺🇸 and Europe 🇪🇺. Now, imagine runnin…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113893834786533582) | repost of @JavierBlas | 0 / 1,055 | | | Oct 22, 12:54 PM | [Denmark has some of the most expensive power prices in the OECD (and hence, the world) Sti…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113328099043516848) | thread (self-reply) | 206 / 10,849 | | | Oct 22, 12:54 PM | [Denmark spent decades building nearly 5,000 wind turbines Together, they produced 21.6 TWh…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113328094161371589) | quote of @jenshigh | 8,067 / 253,216 | [[Authors/@BjornLomborg/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - BjornLomborg on Danish Wind vs One Swedish Nuclear Plant (2026-10-22)\|🟢/🟡 Mostly accurate]] | | Oct 21, 6:55 AM | ["No world leader is looking to Britain to work out how to make energy cost so much, and no…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2112875343992300010) | quotes own [Oct 3](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2106451462960398842) post | 140 / 6,624 | | | Oct 19, 4:58 AM | [Priceless 😀 — comments highlight that the minister, now EU commissioner, in a TV interview…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2112121143465238919) | thread (self-reply) + quote | 66 / 4,483 | | | Oct 18, 6:28 AM | [Scrap metal — Europe's competitive advantage? China makes cheap cars and controls rare-ear…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2111781575239037064) | post | 159 / 10,315 | | | Oct 18, 5:43 AM | [This European politician spent most of his political career making energy in the EU among…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2111770228644581662) | post | 1,842 / 39,429 | | | Oct 15, 11:40 AM | [Currently, batteries can power the US for less than 18 minutes To avoid blackouts, solar a…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110772746535715099) | quotes own [Sep 26](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2103841691291484400) post | 1,026 / 17,994 | | | Oct 13, 6:25 AM | [Compelling: The West’s net-zero policies are handing China a huge strategic advantage Whil…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2109968693228667047) | quotes own [Sep 20](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2101625158876135679) post | 1,339 / 23,569 | | | Oct 10, 6:45 AM | [Pure fantasy: Germany’s promise to be free of fossil fuels by 2045 is free of reality](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108886562893127680) | quotes own [Sep 24](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2103183291658408301) post | 2,118 / 37,729 | | | Oct 9, 6:40 AM | [The world runs on fossil fuels; renewables are mostly not what you think: 80.5% of all glo…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108522928404840518) | quotes own [Sep 24](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2103170375169294706) post | 1,372 / 36,997 | [[Authors/@BjornLomborg/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - BjornLomborg on Fossil Fuels at 80.5 Percent of Global Energy (2026-10-09)\|✅ Accurate under IEA accounting (his chart sums correctly and matches IEA TES 2024 shares]] | ## T3. Cost of climate policy (Denmark, Copenhagen, India) (4) Copenhagen elderly-home meat limits, Danish climate-target costs (B.T./CEPOS), India carbon-neutrality cost op-ed. | Date (CT) | Post (excerpt, verbatim) | Type | Likes / views | Verdict | |---|---|---|---:|---| | Oct 20, 4:48 AM | [Cold-hearted 🖤 Copenhagen pushes elderly in retirement homes to eat little meat to cut CO₂…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2112480987523289560) | quotes own [Oct 19](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2112110817659277399) post | 5,807 / 201,044 | | | Oct 19, 4:17 AM | [Heartbreaking 💔 Copenhagen climate politicians push elderly in retirement homes onto minim…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2112110817659277399) | post | 3,628 / 167,854 | | | Oct 16, 6:31 AM | [Reaching carbon neutrality by 2070 will cost India $8.1 trillion in additional investments…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2111057411658162530) | post | 272 / 8,829 | | | Oct 8, 6:56 AM | [RT: Regeringen kalder sig »den grønneste nogensinde« og skruer Danmarks klimamål endnu højere …](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108164723275440203) | repost of @EmilieJger2 | 0 / 1,276 | | ## T4. Hurricanes and extreme weather (3) US landfalling hurricanes, 2026 Atlantic ACE vs an NPR intensity story. | Date (CT) | Post (excerpt, verbatim) | Type | Likes / views | Verdict | |---|---|---|---:|---| | Oct 14, 6:55 AM | [We constantly hear about ever-more hurricanes from climate Actually, longest and most reli…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110338628937187553) | post | 435 / 12,249 | [[Authors/@BjornLomborg/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - BjornLomborg on Declining US Landfalling Hurricanes (2026-10-14)\|🟡 Overstated]] | | Oct 9, 5:45 AM | [@njcoast_protect @JunkScience @ChrisMartzWX @latimeralder @NPR](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108509246509781243) | reply to @njcoast_protect | 3 / 228 | | | Oct 9, 5:45 AM | [NPR Oct 9: climate change is making hurricanes more intense Atlantic through Oct 8: 14.2 A…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108509123490811967) | post | 524 / 10,677 | | ## T5. Coral reefs (1) Great Barrier Reef coral cover from AIMS data. | Date (CT) | Post (excerpt, verbatim) | Type | Likes / views | Verdict | |---|---|---|---:|---| | Oct 22, 6:10 AM | [10 years ago, you were constantly told Great Barrier Reef was essentially dead Wrong at th…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113226406616355034) | quotes own [Oct 2](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2105998302806212637) post | 1,921 / 22,518 | [[Authors/@BjornLomborg/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - BjornLomborg on Great Barrier Reef Coral Cover (2026-10-22)\|🟡 Partly true]] | ## T6. Recycling (5) WSJ op-ed on recycling costs; Japanese optimal-rate study; Denmark's 10 trash categories. | Date (CT) | Post (excerpt, verbatim) | Type | Likes / views | Verdict | |---|---|---|---:|---| | Oct 12, 6:36 AM | [Is more recycling always better? A Japanese study estimated the socially optimal rate—incl…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2109609056293855484) | post | 1,665 / 27,035 | | | Oct 10, 3:00 PM | [RT: From @WSJopinion: Most recycling is a waste. Metals and some plastics are worth separating…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2109011160586715334) | repost of @WSJ | 0 / 1,183 | | | Oct 9, 12:30 PM | [RT: Almost anything can be recycled if you throw enough money and energy at it. But are the be…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108611164045258877) | repost of @WSJopinion | 0 / 1,170 | | | Oct 8, 6:52 AM | [@Godowdo Standard cost-benefit incorporate time used as a cost — yes, you could have done…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108163611646734807) | reply to @Godowdo | 0 / 75 | | | Oct 8, 3:19 AM | [RT: We’ve turned recycling into a moral ritual instead of a cost‑effective environmental tool.…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108109937788572037) | repost of @BjornLomborg | 0 / 0 | | ## T7. Development priorities (Best Things First) (6) Trade, tobacco taxes, food and child hunger, schooling evidence, poverty data, development finance. | Date (CT) | Post (excerpt, verbatim) | Type | Likes / views | Verdict | |---|---|---|---:|---| | Oct 20, 6:50 AM | [Wow, NYTimes says on schooling, what is really effective: Science of reading, rating on te…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2112511705058037899) | quotes own [Oct 1](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2105718848703934639) post | 166 / 10,248 | | | Oct 19, 6:41 AM | [Despite endless warnings of impending catastrophe, humanity produces more food than ever.…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2112147083729699141) | post | 950 / 15,488 | | | Oct 18, 6:35 AM | [Tackling chronic disease in poorer countries can be incredibly effective: Increasing tobac…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2111783154004439294) | post | 55 / 7,632 | | | Oct 15, 5:21 AM | [RT: At #ONEData we're launching the Development Finance Observatory. A data analyst in your po…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110677430176501898) | repost of @David_McNair | 0 / 1,351 | | | Oct 15, 2:30 AM | [RT: China reduced extreme poverty fast, but Indonesia hasn’t been far behind. China is often t…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110634375817711646) | repost of @OurWorldInData | 0 / 1,377 | | | Oct 11, 6:45 AM | [More trade has real costs, but the benefits are vastly greater. For rich countries, the be…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2109248953573110084) | post | 107 / 9,234 | | ## T8. Talks and events (3) Oxford talk (Nigel Biggar), Oakeshott Lectures 2026. | Date (CT) | Post (excerpt, verbatim) | Type | Likes / views | Verdict | |---|---|---|---:|---| | Oct 15, 3:55 AM | [We all want to make the world better. But which solutions will actually do the most good?…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110655722568523976) | post | 131 / 10,145 | | | Oct 15, 2:58 AM | [RT: It's easy to complain about the climate. Bjørn Lomborg is coming to Oxford to do something…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2110641373745762595) | repost of @NigelBiggar | 0 / 1,414 | | | Oct 8, 11:38 AM | [RT: We are pleased to announce the full programme for the 2026 Oakeshott Lectures. Speakers in…](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2108235710889410989) | repost of @TheOakeshotts | 0 / 1,213 | | ## T9. Other (2) Replies on unrelated news (Navi Pillay story, YouGov Ukraine poll). | Date (CT) | Post (excerpt, verbatim) | Type | Likes / views | Verdict | |---|---|---|---:|---| | Oct 23, 10:45 AM | [@ArgoJournal @EconUS @YouGovAmerica](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2113658051425362161) | reply to @ArgoJournal | 1 / 536 | | | Oct 10, 2:35 PM | [@SociologenHD](https://x.com/BjornLomborg/status/2109004925552198109) | reply to @SociologenHD | 87 / 3,816 | | ## Cross-links by theme - **T1 wildfire, T4 hurricanes, T5 reefs:** the "extremes are not getting worse" lane. In the climate hub's terms this sits between the science and the policy layers: he accepts warming but argues specific impacts are overstated. See [[Topics/Climate Change Science and Policy Debate/Climate Change Science and Policy Debate|Climate Change Science and Policy Debate]] and [[Topics/Climate Change Science and Policy Debate/Research and Evidence|Research and Evidence]]. - **T2 energy:** overlaps with [[Users/@PeterDClack/PeterDClack-x-profile|@PeterDClack]] on Danish wind (Clack's [[Users/@PeterDClack/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - PeterDClack on Wind Farm Decline (2026-09-23)|wind-farm decline]] post) and on China's clean-tech advantage ([[Topics/Climate Change Science and Policy Debate/Related Trends|Related Trends]] #5). - **T3 and T7:** the Copenhagen Consensus cost-benefit method from *Best Things First*; see [[Authors/@BjornLomborg/Books/Books Overview|Books Overview]] and [[Topics/Climate Change Science and Policy Debate/Related Trends|Related Trends]] #7.