DiscoverTED Talks Daily (HD video)Are we the last generation — or the first sustainable one? | Hannah Ritchie
Are we the last generation — or the first sustainable one? | Hannah Ritchie

Are we the last generation — or the first sustainable one? | Hannah Ritchie

Update: 2023-09-22
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The word "sustainability" gets thrown around a lot these days. But what does it actually mean for humanity to be sustainable? Environmental data scientist Hannah Ritchie digs into the numbers behind human progress across centuries, unpacking why the conventional understanding of sustainability is misleading and showing how we can be the first generation of humans to actually achieve it.
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Are we the last generation — or the first sustainable one? | Hannah Ritchie

Are we the last generation — or the first sustainable one? | Hannah Ritchie

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