Hannah Ritchie: Hope in a Warm Climate

When our newsfeeds are flooded with disaster, despair can seem like the only logical response to climate change. Yet in a bold, radically hopeful book, Not the End of the World, data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that zooming out reveals a very different picture. In this solutions-focussed event, Ritchie talks with Mike Robinson (CEO of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society), unpacking the data that suggests true sustainability might in fact be within reach.

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