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What Hannah Ritchie thinks about sustainability

@hannah-ritchie · 33 positions · 0 changes of mind

Data scientist at Our World in Data and author of Not the End of the World. Writes Sustainability by Numbers, working through energy and climate questions with the numbers in front of her, and revises in public when they say something she did not expect.

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3 dated positions, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Hannah Ritchie has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingFor the first time in history it is possible to improve human wellbeing and reduce environmental impact at the same time.

    Their wordsMy argument is simple: for the first time in history, we can improve human wellbeing while reducing our environmental impact.

    ↗Can we break the human development-environment trade-off?sustainabilitybynumbers.com 1st of 4 in this piece

    Interesting

  3. Our readingHumans have never been sustainable: earlier generations had a lower environmental impact and lives that were much worse.

    Their wordsBy this broader definition, humans have never been truly sustainable.

    ↗Can we break the human development-environment trade-off?sustainabilitybynumbers.com 2nd of 4 in this piece

    Interesting

  5. Our readingBreaking the trade-off between prosperity and the environment is an opportunity rather than something that will happen on its own.

    Their wordsHere, I always emphasise that it is an opportunity, not an inevitability. There’s no law that says this will happen.

    ↗Can we break the human development-environment trade-off?sustainabilitybynumbers.com 4th of 4 in this piece

    Interesting