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Artificial intelligence could dramatically improve weather forecasting
An AI-based model outperformed every other in forecasting the Indian monsoon this year. This helped millions of farmers.
Oct 27
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How unprecedented is power demand growth in the United States?
Electricity generation is expected to rise. But will it grow much faster than it did in the past?
Oct 20
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Hannah Ritchie
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Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap
Could we halve aviation's climate impact at a fraction of the cost of sustainable aviation fuels?
Oct 7
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September 2025
The world is on track for record harvests this year
What do the latest projections expect for global food production and yields of different crops?
Sep 22
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My new book — Clearing the Air — is published in the UK today
A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change — in 50 Questions and Answers
Sep 18
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Hannah Ritchie
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The Electrotech Revolution: Some insights into a new way of thinking about the transition
From burning old sunshine to using it in real-time.
Sep 16
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Hannah Ritchie
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Which countries are scaling solar and wind the fastest?
The leaderboard is quite different depending on what metric you look at.
Sep 9
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Hannah Ritchie
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August 2025
What's the carbon footprint of using ChatGPT or Gemini? [August 2025 update]
A new study from Google suggests its Gemini LLM uses around 0.24 Wh per text query. That's the same energy as using a microwave for one second.
Aug 21
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Hannah Ritchie
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How much do electric car batteries degrade?
Many electric cars will still have more than 80% of their initial capacity after 200,000 miles.
Aug 18
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Hannah Ritchie
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July 2025
No, growing more food does not mean we always need more and more inputs
Many lower-income countries do, but high and middle-income countries have reduced fertilisers, pesticides, labour, and land without reducing food…
Jul 28
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Hannah Ritchie
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Population growth or decline will have little impact on climate change
It'll be too slow and too late for the timeframes that we need to decarbonise.
Jul 15
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My new book — Clearing the Air — is coming out in September!
A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change — in 50 Questions and Answers.
Jul 9
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Hannah Ritchie
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