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What’s the outlook for global food production this year?
So far, USDA projections suggest a big year of production for our key crops.
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Hannah Ritchie
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The cost of driving a gasoline vs. an electric car across US states
Does it affect the popularity of electric cars?
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How does electric car adoption vary across US states?
Electric cars tend to be more popular in blue states. Why?
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How to decarbonise the world’s cement
We have several options. Can any compete on price?
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Hannah Ritchie
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June 2024

What share of lithium-ion batteries are recycled?
We don't know, is the honest answer. But the 5% figure seems to be a myth.
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Hannah Ritchie
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Some interesting charts on the "Cleantech Revolution”
An interesting slide deck on electrification, decarbonisation and where the world might be headed.
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Hannah Ritchie
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Could low-carbon cement and steel be cheaper than we think?
Low-carbon cement and steel costs at least 25% extra. But this increases the cost of final products – like a house or car – by just 1%.
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Hannah Ritchie
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Burning book festivals is not a climate solution
We need better conversations – not pressured boycotts – to drive climate action.
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Hannah Ritchie
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May 2024

Do electric cars use more water than petrol cars?
With current electricity mixes, yes. In a low-carbon world, no.
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Can solar and wind ever match the rollout rates of nuclear power in the 1970s and 1980s?
France and Sweden's nuclear rates will be hard to beat, but solar power is getting there.
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Hannah Ritchie
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The world has (probably) passed peak pollution
Millions die prematurely from local air pollution, but we can reduce this number significantly.
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The Moloch Trap of Environmental Problems
Zero-sum thinking will get us nowhere.
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