The word "sustainability" gets thrown around a lot these days. But what does it actually mean for humanity to be sustainable? Environmental data scientist Hannah Ritchie digs into the numbers behind human progress across centuries, unpacking why the conventional understanding of sustainability is misleading and showing how we can be the first generation of humans to actually achieve it.
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Hannah RitchieEnvironmental data scientist
Hannah Ritchie wants to use data to change the way we see the world.
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Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable PlanetHannah Ritchie | Little, Brown Spark (2024)
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