About this episode

Hannah Ritchie discusses the positive progress in the world and her insights on climate change.

Hannah Ritchie is a data scientist, author, and deputy editor of Our World in Data — and she's convinced the world is making more progress than the headlines show. Hannah and Hank talk about why incremental change is good but not sexy, a few of the 50 climate questions she tackles in her new book Clearing the Air, and why cement, of all things, has her the most excited. Got a question or a comment? You can reach us at humans@hankgreen.com Find us on social media @humanswithhank Find Hannah Ritchie on her Substack By the Numbers

People in this episode

Host: Hank Green

Guest: Hannah Ritchie

Topics covered

• data science
• climate change
• incremental progress
• environmental issues
• sustainable materials

Keywords

• Hannah Ritchie
• Hank Green
• climate questions
• data science
• sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Our World in Data

Books & works: Clearing the Air

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