Bjørn Lomborg: How to Make the World Better? Climate, Poverty & Solutions 🌍💡
In the opening Oakeshott Lecture of 2026, distinguished political scientist Bjørn Lomborg — President of the Copenhagen Consensus Center and author of The Skeptical Environmentalist and Best Things First — explains how to actually make a positive difference to the world and climate, tackling major global issues relating to climate and poverty.
What to expect:
🌍 A data-driven take on the world’s biggest problems — Lomborg, holder of a PhD from the University of Copenhagen and former head of the Environmental Assessment Institute, applies rigorous economic research to climate, poverty and how to prioritise what works
💡 The case for doing the most good — Drawing on his Copenhagen Consensus work and the 12 most efficient solutions for the world’s poorest, Lomborg argues for focusing resources where they deliver the greatest global benefit
🎙️ A public conversation to follow — At the close of the lecture, Lomborg is joined on stage by eminent podcaster and musician Winston Marshall, host of The Winston Marshall Show, for a public conversation — free to attend at the Sheldonian Theatre