Sitemap - 2024 - Sustainability by numbers
Deforestation in the Amazon has halved in the last few years
Vertical farming: a local solution for greens, but not feeding the world any time soon
What’s the impact of artificial intelligence on energy demand?
Launching a new podcast on climate solutions
Do more people die from heat or cold? How will this change in the future?
Coal has now died in its birthplace: the UK closes its last coal power station
How much energy does desalinisation use? Is it “absurdly cheap”?
The false dichotomy of systemic and individual behaviour change
Is it cheaper to drive, fly, or take the train?
My book — Not the End of the World — is out in paperback in the UK today
How big are global wildfires this year?
Are plug-in hybrids booming or fading, and are they better for the climate?
What’s the outlook for global food production this year?
The cost of driving a gasoline vs. an electric car across US states
How does electric car adoption vary across US states?
How to decarbonise the world’s cement
What share of lithium-ion batteries are recycled?
Some interesting charts on the "Cleantech Revolution”
Could low-carbon cement and steel be cheaper than we think?
Burning book festivals is not a climate solution
Do electric cars use more water than petrol cars?
Can solar and wind ever match the rollout rates of nuclear power in the 1970s and 1980s?
The world has (probably) passed peak pollution
The Moloch Trap of Environmental Problems
How many people died from disasters in 2023?
What do Americans think about electric cars?
The chocolate price spike: what’s happening to global cocoa production?
How much electricity would we need for green steel? Some numbers from Chris Goodall's new book
What do American households use electricity for?
Low-carbon energy does not have the same energy security risks as fossil fuels
Many people don't know that nuclear power is low-carbon
Do heat pumps work in the cold?
China is building more coal plants but might burn less coal
Global energy demand could be lower in 2050, despite the world getting richer
How many birds do wind farms kill?
Why we need to highlight stories of progress to build a better future
My book is out in the US today!
Republican states are going strong on solar and wind, but not for the climate