The State of the World

The State of the World is a book published annually by the Worldwatch Institute. The series attempts to identify the World&rsquo;s most significant environmental challenges.

In his controversial book The Skeptical Environmentalist published in 2001, the Danish political scientist Bjørn Lomborg called it "one of the best-researched and academically most ambitious environmental policy publications". Yet it is also criticised for citing short-term trends as portending disaster, which does not come to pass as the long-term trend is decidedly benign. Lomborg gave as examples the predictions on wheat price increases and World trade decreases.

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