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23 de jun. de 2021 · There we have a bit more room in our budget. But, food emissions would consume nearly all of it. To have a 67% chance of staying below 2°C, we have to keep cumulative emissions below 1405 billion tonnes. After food emissions, there would be only 49 billion tonnes left to share between all non-food sectors.
19 de jan. de 2023 · The world produces more than 100 terabytes of earth observation data every day. The volume and variety of datasets as well as the speed and veracity in which data is received will transform the way we analyse information, set policies and make decisions. What are the promising possibilities and partnerships to harness data for climate insights and action?
15 de mar. de 2023 · Image: Our World In Data. In 2019, 187 nations signed an international treaty called the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Aimed at addressing the gaps in plastic waste disposal, this treaty restricts participating nations from trading plastic scraps internationally, unless it lacks sufficient recycling or disposal capacity.
28 de out. de 2022 · As the chart above shows, US sales of plant-based meat and milk reached $4 billion in 2021. Sales of plant-based meat rose by 74% in the three years to 2021 while milk alternatives saw a 33% increase in the same period. This data suggests we’re becoming more willing to shake up our diets and reduce the amount of animal products we eat.
1 de dez. de 2021 · Image: Our World in Data That said, there isn’t a consensus around this peak. Organizations like the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) have a different perspective , and they have recently modeled that the global population will top out at 9.7 billion people by the year 2064.
12 de set. de 2022 · According to data compiled by Our World in Data and the World Bank, the literacy rate of the world's population from secondary school age onward was only 12 percent in 1820 - around one person in ten. In 1900, it still barely exceeded 20 percent. From the 1950s on, world literacy began to take off, hitting 42 percent in 1960 and 70 percent in 1983.
24 de ago. de 2021 · Scientists now have a better idea of what people experience and how their condition progresses over time. Our World in Data's Saloni Dattani looks at how our understanding of depression has changed. People often think of depression as a single, uniform condition – deep sadness and a loss of interest in the activities that someone usually enjoys.
25 de fev. de 2015 · Feb 25, 2015. The history of Big Data as a term may be brief – but many of the foundations it is built on were laid long ago. Long before computers (as we know them today) were commonplace, the idea that we were creating an ever-expanding body of knowledge ripe for analysis was popular in academia. Although it might be easy to forget, our ...
18 de nov. de 2020 · Since the dotcom bubble burst back in 2000, technology has radically transformed our societies and our daily lives. From smartphones to social media and healthcare, here's a brief history of the 21st century's technological revolution. Just over 20 years ago, the dotcom bubble burst, causing the stocks of many tech firms to tumble.
10 de jan. de 2024 · The World Economic Forum publishes a comprehensive series of reports which examine in detail the broad range of global issues it seeks to address with stakeholders as part of its mission of improving the state of the world. Besides reports on its key events and standalone publications such as the Global Competitiveness Report, the Global Risks Report and the Global Gender Gap Report, the Forum ...
