A recent study interviewed 10,000 young people across 10 different countries and a stranger from UK and US to Philippines and Nigeria. The results were very stark so like more than half of young people said that they thought humanity was doomed due to climate change. I think these feelings are as you say they're not friends they're very widespread," she says. "I just don't think it's effective in actually driving change"
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.