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Clearing the Air

A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change โ€” in 50 Questions and Answers
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Bestselling environmental star Hannah Ritchie is back with a succinct, punchy new book that answers 50 of the key questions stopping us from tackling the climate crisis. 'We urgently need Hannah Ritchie' - Guardian 'Essential reading' - Rutger Bregman 'Read this book -- now' - Mark... Read More
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Bestselling environmental star Hannah Ritchie is back with a succinct, punchy new book that answers 50 of the key questions stopping us from tackling the climate crisis.

'We urgently need Hannah Ritchie' - Guardian
'Essential reading' - Rutger Bregman
'Read this book -- now' - Mark Lynas

We can't afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement, it's hard to know where to turn. In her new book, bestselling environmental star Hannah Ritchie answers 50 key climate questions once and for all, clearing the air so we can get on and fix things.

With so many conflicting headlines out there, it's tough to sort fact from fiction when it comes to climate change and the solutions we need for a cleaner future.

The first piece of good news is that data scientist Hannah Ritchie is here with the answers and the steps we need to take now. Using simple, clear data, she tackles questions such as, 'Is it too late?', 'Won't we run out of minerals?' and 'Are we too polarised?'. The second piece of good newsโ€”the truth is way more hopeful than you might think.

We're at a critical moment for our planet, and getting the facts straight is step one. But even more crucial is feeling hopeful about what we can do next. The third piece of good news? We already have many of the solutions we need to create a more sustainable planet for future generations.

Clearing the Air is your essential guide whenever you're feeling lost or overwhelmed about climate change. Dive in, get informed, and be part of building a better world for everyone.

Praise for Not the End of the World:

'A book for anyone who finds it difficult to believe in a better future' - The Times
'An inspiring data-mine which gives us not only real guidance, but the most necessary ingredient of allโ€”hope' - Margaret Atwood
'Unmissable' - Tim Spector

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784745745

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Chatto & Windus

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 143.0mm

Height: 223.0mm

Weight: 415g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Dr Hannah Ritchie is Senior Researcher in the Programme for Global Development at the University of Oxford. She is also Deputy Editor at the highly influential online publication Our World in Data and has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Statistical Society. Her research appears regularly in the The Economist, New York Times, Financial Times, BBC, WIRED and New Scientist. In 2022, Ritchie was named Scotland's Youth Climate Champion and New Scientist called her 'The woman who gave COVID-19 data to the world'. In 2024, she was selected by Prospect magazine as one of their 'Top 25 Thinkers'.

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