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.

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

AI Data Centers May Consume More Electricity Than Entire Cities(cnbc.com)

41 points by belter 1 year ago | 48 comments

Resource use matters, but material footprints are a poor way to measure it(ourworldindata.org)

16 points by surprisetalk 1 year ago | 2 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.