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Not the end of the world
Season 1 · Episode 51

Not the end of the world

We face major challenges when it comes to the climate, but we also have the potential to solve them. Hannah Ritchie, author of a new data-crunching book, joins the Watt Matters team to discuss why it’s not the end of the world

Watt Matters: The FORESIGHT energy transition podcast · Kasper Thejll-Karstensen

February 16, 202451m 37s

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Show Notes

From climate change to air pollution, there are a lot of issues that need solving in the 21st century. With all the doom and gloom, it’s hard to see that some progress has actually been made.


Hannah Ritchie is a researcher and deputy editor at the University of Oxford’s Our World In Data publication. Her new book “Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet” argues that advancements are being made every day in the quest for a sustainable world.


In our 50th episode, Hannah joins the Watt Matters team to explain what the data shows and why we can be positive.

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