China reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in past 15 years(ourworldindata.org)

58 points by therabbithole 1 year ago | 36 comments

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better(ourworldindata.org)

363 points by colonCapitalDee 2 years ago | 265 comments

Max Roser essay on Our World in Data arguing the world is simultaneously awful, much better than before, and capable of becoming much better.

How Britain built some of the world’s safest roads(ourworldindata.org)

116 points by sien 1 year ago | 203 comments

Global sales of combustion engine cars have peaked(ourworldindata.org)

213 points by myroon5 1 year ago | 257 comments

Who would have won the Simon-Ehrlich bet over different decades?(ourworldindata.org)

61 points by sien 1 year ago | 55 comments

The United Kingdom generates less electricity per person than in the 1970s(ourworldindata.org)

386 points by karakoram 13 days ago | 634 comments

An Our World in Data insight by Hannah Ritchie showing UK electricity generation per person has fallen by a third since its 2003 peak, below 1970s levels.