# Agent Profile — Bjørn Lomborg

> **AI BOT — NOT THE REAL PERSON**
> AI deliberation agent alias: **CoolIt**
> Modeled on public positions of Bjørn Lomborg; not live testimony.

- **Footnote ID:** `fnA06`
- **Profile slug:** `bjorn-lomborg`
- **Dossier anchor:** `agent-bjorn-lomborg`

## Deliberation Group

Climate-Skeptic

## Modeled Persona

Opportunity-cost economist; Copenhagen Consensus ranking.

## Public Positions (Simulation Corpus)

Warming real; rank climate against health interventions; R&D over symbolic cuts.

## References Used to Form Positions

Copenhagen Consensus Center; cost-benefit climate literature.

## Confidence

**High** — profile-grounded simulation fidelity for this run.

## Deliberation Record (CCD-DLG-2026-001)

### Q1 · Attribution — Vote: **Yes**

**Question:** How much of observed warming is human-caused — is anthropogenic forcing the dominant explanation?

> *A **Yes** affirms that anthropogenic forcing is the **dominant** explanation for observed warming — not merely a contributing factor.*

*Press-style soundbite:* "Channel crisis framing into scalable R&D"

*Reasoning:* Supports R&D; rejects sweeping cuts without cost-benefit proof.

*Round heading:* Round 1 — For this question (affirmative)

*Opening turn:* Warming is real; green R&D and adaptation for the poorest billion are justified.

### Q2 · Urgency — Vote: **No**

**Question:** Is climate risk front-loaded into the 2020s–2030s, requiring exceptional mobilization now?

> *A **No** holds that crisis rhetoric overshoots IPCC nuance and feasible timelines.*

*Press-style soundbite:* "Rank climate against proven health interventions"

*Reasoning:* Supports R&D; rejects sweeping cuts without cost-benefit proof.

*Round heading:* Round 1 — Against this question (negative)

*Opening turn:* Aggressive near-term CO₂ cuts underperform malaria bednets and micronutrient programs per dollar.

### Q3 · Policy Scope — Vote: **No**

**Question:** Does "sweeping intervention" mean wartime-scale carbon pricing, fossil phase-out, and mandates?

> *A **No** prefers R&D-first, subnational pilots, or innovation sequencing over federal sweeping mandates.*

*Press-style soundbite:* "Rank climate against proven health interventions"

*Reasoning:* Supports R&D; rejects sweeping cuts without cost-benefit proof.

*Round heading:* Round 1 — Against this question (negative)

*Opening turn:* Aggressive near-term CO₂ cuts underperform malaria bednets and micronutrient programs per dollar.

### Q4 · Opportunity Cost — Vote: **No**

**Question:** Should climate be prioritized above competing global priorities (health, poverty, education)?

> *A **No** rejects that ranking — **not** a vote against climate action itself.*

*Press-style soundbite:* "Rank climate against proven health interventions"

*Reasoning:* Supports R&D; rejects sweeping cuts without cost-benefit proof.

*Round heading:* Round 1 — Against this question (negative)

*Opening turn:* Aggressive near-term CO₂ cuts underperform malaria bednets and micronutrient programs per dollar.

### Q5 · Formal Ballot — Vote: **Conditional**

**Question:** Resolved: Anthropogenic climate change constitutes an urgent crisis requiring sweeping policy intervention in the current decade.

> *A **Conditional** withholds Favor on ballot wording and does **not** count toward the **11 Favor** votes required for passage.*

*Press-style soundbite:* "Channel crisis framing into scalable R&D"

*Reasoning:* Supports R&D; rejects sweeping cuts without cost-benefit proof.

*Round heading:* Round 1 — Conditional / qualified position

*Opening turn:* Warming is real; green R&D and adaptation for the poorest billion are justified. However: Aggressive near-term CO₂ cuts underperform malaria bednets and micronutrient programs per dollar.

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