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#21 - Hannah Ritchie - How We Can Become the First Truly Sustainable Generation

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Apr 11, 2024
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Hannah Ritchie
Hannah Ritchie, lead Environmental Scientist at OurWorldinData.org, discusses redefining sustainability, perception gap, degrowth movement, Jevon's Paradox, climate change solutions, success stories, surprising facts, and a win-win future in a conversation about global challenges and environmental solutions.
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INSIGHT

Redefining Sustainability

  • True sustainability requires a good life for everyone alongside low environmental impact.
  • We've never achieved both simultaneously, creating a perceived trade-off.
INSIGHT

Negativity Bias

  • Media focuses on negative events, creating a negativity bias.
  • Gradual positive changes are often overlooked because they aren't 'events'.
ANECDOTE

The Sixty Harvests Myth

  • The "60 harvests left" claim about soil degradation is false, originating from an unsubstantiated statement at a UN conference.
  • Media repetition solidified this falsehood, even inspiring books.
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