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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.
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Ritchie advocates focusing on controllable climate actions (personal choices, local policy, technology adoption) rather than despair over uncontrollable global outcomes.