Podcasts now available here: Climate realists win another debate : NPR

A panel of experts recently took on these questions in an Oxford-style debate. The motion for the Jan. 13 debate, part of the Intelligence Squared U.S. series, was: "Major Reductions in Carbon Emissions Are Not Worth the Money."

Three experts argued in favor of the motion; three against. Before the debate, the audience at Symphony Space in New York City voted 16 percent in favor of the motion and 49 percent against, with 35 percent undecided. By the end of the debate, those arguing for the motion had changed the most minds: Forty-two percent voted in favor of the proposition "Major Reductions in Carbon Emissions Are Not Worth the Money," while 48 percent voted against it and 10 percent were still undecided.

More about the above debate

Speaking for the motion: Peter Huber, Bjorn Lomborg and Philip Stott
Speaking against the motion: WL. Hunter Lovins, Oliver Tickell and Adam Werbach
Moderator: John Donvan
DEBATE TRANSCRIPT