Are we the last generation — or the first sustainable one?

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Mahendran Jayaveeran

1/5/20241 min read

Are we the last generation — or the first sustainable one?
Are we the last generation — or the first sustainable one?

The word "sustainability" gets thrown around a lot these days. But what does it mean for humanity to be sustainable?

The word "sustainability" gets thrown around a lot these days. But what does it 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 achieve it.

Hannah Ritchie is an Environmental Data Scientist who wants to use data to change the way we see the world.

Credit: TED

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