Hanna Ritchie is a Scottish researcher with a PhD in environmental science, and one of the editors of “Our world in data”. In the book “Not the end of the world” she confronts the widespread pessimism regarding the future of …
Economic development is a process of constant change, driven by innovation. Such changes challenge the positions of existing firms, forcing them to adapt, but also provide opportunities that firms of all types, including new entrepreneurial ventures, may exploit. A similar …
Not long ago solar energy was regarded as too expensive to be of interest for mainstream energy markets. Since then costs have declined dramatically, and the IEA – once the darling of nuclear and fossil fuel industries – now points …
To avoid the most negative effects of climate change scientists say that temperature increase compared to preindustrial times needs to be restricted to 1,5 degrees, most of which has already occurred (IPCC 2018). The main reason for these temperature increases …