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Clearing the Air

by Hannah Ritchie · 2025

A data-driven guide to climate solutions organized around practical questions about energy, emissions, risk, and progress.

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Hannah Ritchie · Data scientist

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Hannah RitchieData scientist

Oxford researcher and Our World in Data deputy editor writing on climate and sustainability.

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Bill Gates Co-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

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If you want a hopeful, fact-driven overview of where climate solutions stand, this is a great pick.

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Gates Notes · 2025-11-25 · accessed 2026-06-20

Gates's source text explicitly calls the book a great pick for readers who want a fact-driven climate-solutions overview.

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