I'm Skeptical About the Transition From Natural Gas to Solar and Wind

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Deal: I'm skeptical about the transition from natural gas to solar or wind, and I would love to be proven wrong. The cost just factors into it where they're just going to be the TV technology, he says. Deal: Let's turn to your project that you're deeply involved in, which is our world in data. So tell me about that project, why it's important to you,. And, you know, how It got started and where you feel it's headed.

Having completed several degrees in environmental science, Hannah Ritchie nearly left the field out of helplessness and frustration, worried she would never make a real difference. Today, she's a passionate advocate for changing climate messaging, replacing what she believes are paralyzing--and often false--claims with empowering arguments that people can embrace. Listen as the head of research at Our World in Data talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about food emissions, low-carbon technologies, and what the data shows about what matters (and what matters much less) when it comes to climate change.