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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 13 Dec 1968 to 14 Sept 2026.
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climate change In tension — Hannah Ritchie said both In tension — Casey Handmer said both Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
In tension: Breaking the trade-off between prosperity and the environment is an opportunity rather than something that will happen on its own. — tap to centre the map on it Breaking the trade-off between prosperity and the environment is an opportunity rather than something that will happen on its own. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
In tension: The climate policy everyone has quietly assumed is that poorer countries stay poor, and that is the wrong answer. — tap to centre the map on it The climate policy everyone has quietly assumed is that poorer countries stay poor, and that is the wrong answer. Last stated 3 years ago
11 Oct 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half. — tap to centre the map on it Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and transmission. — tap to centre the map on it Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and transmission. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Solar power has, broadly speaking, won the energy technology race because good, cheap batteries now make it reliable. — tap to centre the map on it Solar power has, broadly speaking, won the energy technology race because good, cheap batteries now make it reliable. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it. — tap to centre the map on it The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it. Last stated 3 years ago
11 Oct 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. — tap to centre the map on it Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. — tap to centre the map on it China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap labour. — tap to centre the map on it Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap labour. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are. — tap to centre the map on it Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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George Monbiot — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Feeding humanity without wrecking the climate will take engineered food, and squeamishness about technology in food is the thing to get over. — tap to centre the map on it Feeding humanity without wrecking the climate will take engineered food, and squeamishness about technology in food is the thing to get over. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Jan 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Synthetic fertiliser is a serious climate and pollution problem and also the reason half the people alive are alive. — tap to centre the map on it Synthetic fertiliser is a serious climate and pollution problem and also the reason half the people alive are alive. Last stated 3 years ago
30 Aug 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero Last stated 58 years ago
13 Dec 1968
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Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth — tap to centre the map on it A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth
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Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. Last stated 3 years ago
28 May 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The environmental harm caused by data centres comes from how the industry chooses to build them, not from anything inherent to computing infrastructure. — tap to centre the map on it The environmental harm caused by data centres comes from how the industry chooses to build them, not from anything inherent to computing infrastructure. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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A view that moved — Hannah Ritchie: this claim 9 Dec 2025, then the centre claim 9 Dec 2025
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A view that moved — Casey Handmer: this claim 11 Oct 2023, then the centre claim 11 Oct 2023
At the centre
Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm.
Holds Read this korrent →
Breaking the trade-off between prosperity and the environment is an opportunity rather than something that will happen on its own.
A view that moved. Hannah Ritchie said both, on the same day (9 Dec 2025).Holds
The climate policy everyone has quietly assumed is that poorer countries stay poor, and that is the wrong answer.
A view that moved. Casey Handmer said both, on the same day (11 Oct 2023).Holds
Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half.
Holds
Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and transmission.
Holds
Solar power has, broadly speaking, won the energy technology race because good, cheap batteries now make it reliable.
Holds
The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all.
Holds
China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change.
Holds
Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap labour.
Holds
Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are.
Holds
Feeding humanity without wrecking the climate will take engineered food, and squeamishness about technology in food is the thing to get over.
Holds
Synthetic fertiliser is a serious climate and pollution problem and also the reason half the people alive are alive.
Holds
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
Holds
A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth
Last stated c. 1962
Holds
A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less.
Holds
The environmental harm caused by data centres comes from how the industry chooses to build them, not from anything inherent to computing infrastructure.
Holds