Deputy Editor @OurWorldinData / Researcher at @UniofOxford / Clearing the Air: https://xitter.cf/t.co/4RY8Br1Ih6
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Hannah Ritchie retweeted
I wrote 80,000 Hours ten years ago because I was frustrated at how terrible career advice can be.
Today it’s even worse: still focused on traditional paths like law & medicine when we face AGI.
To fix that, Penguin are publishing a fully updated edition.
On November 4th I'll be in London at the How To Academy, discussing solutions to climate change, and how they stack up.
If you're interested in coming along, you can find details here:
howtoacademy.com/events/how-…
My new book — Clearing the Air — is out today! 📚
In it, I take on 50 of the most common questions I get about climate solutions, and try to offer clear, data-driven answers.
On my Substack I shared a list of the 50 questions: sustainabilitybynumbers.com/…
You can order a copy from many book outlets here: penguin.co.uk/books/462676/c…
In two weeks today, my new book, Clearing the Air, will be published in the UK 📚☀️🔋
50 burning questions about the climate solutions we have, and what we need to do next.
You can pre-order here: penguin.co.uk/books/462676/c…
Next month, my new book "Clearing the Air" will be coming out in the UK.
On Tuesday 16th September I'll be doing a book event in Edinburgh.
If you're around, do come along for a chat, argument, friendly discussion about climate change and how we fix it...
In a few weeks (Saturday 6th September), Greg Jackson and I will be speaking with Pilita Clark at the FT Weekend Festival.
Do come along if you're interested in clean energy, climate change (and many other interesting talks at the festival!).
ukftweekendfestival.live.ft.…
🎉📚 Exciting news!
My new book — Clearing the Air — will be published in the UK in September.
50 of the most common questions I get about how we tackle climate change. 50 short, data-driven, honest answers.
If you'd like to read (or listen), you can pre-order here:
penguin.co.uk/books/462676/c…
Pre-orders make a big difference, so if you do order a copy, thank you very much!
Hannah Ritchie retweeted
Not The End of the World @_HannahRitchie's radically hopeful, bestselling book is out in paperback today!
We took to the streets to find out how much the average person really knows about climate change. Can you tell the truth from the myths?
📚🇬🇧 Very happy to see my book coming out in paperback in the UK today!
It looks at 7 of our big environmental problems (not just climate) and charts the journey of how we got here, progress that has been made (yes, there has been some) and importantly, what we need to do next.
A future is possible where humans can flourish while reducing our environmental impact at the same time. But it won’t happen on its own: we need to get to work to make it so.
You can find a copy here:
penguin.co.uk/books/453652/n…
Excited to be starting on a new project this week – focused on clean energy & dismantling delays in tackling climate change ☀️💨
I’ll be working on that in addition to my full-time roles, so I'll be away from here for a bit.
See you on the other side! Keep decarbonising!
I often get the question of whether it's individual or systemic change that matters in tackling climate change.
It's both!
Individual choices can shape markets and prices and send signals to governments.
thetimes.co.uk/article/92eb9…
Hannah Ritchie retweeted
For the first time, Scotland produced more renewable electricity than total overall consumption.
New statistics show renewable technologies generated the equivalent of 113% of Scotland’s electricity usage in 2022.
This is the highest recorded to date.
ℹ️gov.scot/news/record-renewab…
ALT Record renewable energy output
Hannah Ritchie retweeted
217 GW solar and 76 GW wind added in China in 2023! Also 55 GW thermal (coal and gas, with a bit of biomass).
Had an excellent chat with @benyeohben on my book, how to think about giving, doing work in public, and why action can help with anxiety.
rb.gy/mixwce
Hannah Ritchie retweeted
The Rise of Batteries in Six Charts:
Great dataviz from @Shenwoxhw23 @SamButl3r @KingsmillBond at @RMIElectricity 👏
rmi.org/the-rise-of-batterie…
Hannah Ritchie retweeted
As battery #ElectricVehicles sales in Norway reached 82% market share last year, it's remarkable how predictive this simple model ended up being.
Battery electric vehicle sales in Norway reached an extraordinary 54% in 2020!
What happens if we fit a logistic growth curve to the data? For what it's worth, here it is - the trend points toward 99% by 2030.
elbil.no/english/norwegian-e…
Hannah Ritchie retweeted
NEW – Analysis: Clean energy was top driver of China’s economic growth in 2023 | @laurimyllyvirta
Read here: bit.ly/3Hucgns
ALT Clean energy was the top driver of China's economic growth in 2023. Contributions to the growth in Chinese investment (left) and GDP overall (right) in 2023 by sector, trillion yuan. “New three” refers to solar, EVs and storage. Source: Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) analysis for Carbon Brief. Chart by Carbon Brief.
Hannah Ritchie retweeted
The curious case of a misleading story in the Sunday Telegraph and how it is being pushed towards becoming accepted truth.
Our good friends in Net Zero Watch seem determined to turn this into an ongoing story, so it’s time to debunk.
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The @IEA's Electricity 2024 report is out today.
It expects clean power – nuclear and renewables – to cover all extra electricity demand over the next 3 years.
At a global level (not in every country).
iea.org/reports/electricity-…
