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#160 – Hannah Ritchie on why it makes sense to be optimistic about the environment
#160 – Hannah Ritchie on why it makes sense to be optimistic about the environment
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Length:
157 minutes
Released:
Aug 14, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
"There's no money to invest in education elsewhere, so they almost get trapped in the cycle where they don't get a lot from crop production, but everyone in the family has to work there to just stay afloat. Basically, you get locked in. There's almost no opportunities externally to go elsewhere. So one of my core arguments is that if you're going to address global poverty, you have to increase agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. There's almost no way of avoiding that." — Hannah RitchieIn today’s episode, host Luisa Rodriguez interviews the head of research at Our World in Data — Hannah Ritchie — on the case for environmental optimism.Links to learn more, summary and full transcript.They cover:
Why agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa could be so important, and how much better things could get
Her new book about how we could be the first generation to build a sustainable planet
Whether climate change is the most worrying environmental issue
How we reduced outdoor air pollution
Why Hannah is worried about the state of biodiversity
Solutions that address multiple environmental issues at once
How the world coordinated to address the hole in the ozone layer
Surprises from Our World in Data’s research
Psychological challenges that come up in Hannah’s work
And plenty more
Get this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type ‘80,000 Hours’ into your podcasting app. Or read the transcript.Producer and editor: Keiran HarrisAudio Engineering Lead: Ben CordellTechnical editing: Milo McGuire and Dominic ArmstrongAdditional content editing: Katy Moore and Luisa RodriguezTranscriptions: Katy Moore
Why agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa could be so important, and how much better things could get
Her new book about how we could be the first generation to build a sustainable planet
Whether climate change is the most worrying environmental issue
How we reduced outdoor air pollution
Why Hannah is worried about the state of biodiversity
Solutions that address multiple environmental issues at once
How the world coordinated to address the hole in the ozone layer
Surprises from Our World in Data’s research
Psychological challenges that come up in Hannah’s work
And plenty more
Get this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type ‘80,000 Hours’ into your podcasting app. Or read the transcript.Producer and editor: Keiran HarrisAudio Engineering Lead: Ben CordellTechnical editing: Milo McGuire and Dominic ArmstrongAdditional content editing: Katy Moore and Luisa RodriguezTranscriptions: Katy Moore
Released:
Aug 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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