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Decoder · July 15, 2025 · 55m

Climate Progress: The Data Story Nobody is Telling

Data scientist Hannah Ritchie presents evidence that climate progress is actually happening — clean energy adoption is accelerating, emissions are peaking — but the positive story does not spread.

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Negative climate narratives spread faster than positive data about clean energy progress, following the exact asymmetry that makes falsehood outpace truth in information ecosystems.
Ritchie advocates focusing on controllable climate actions (personal choices, local policy, technology adoption) rather than despair over uncontrollable global outcomes.