Clearing the Air: A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers

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蓋茲筆記（Gates Notes）：「如果你想找一本不會散播末日恐慌，卻也不否認氣候挑戰的書，《Clearing the Air》絕對是必讀之作。這本書充滿希望地提醒我們，儘管挑戰艱鉅，但進展卻也真實存在。」

面對劇烈變動中的環境和氣候問題，行動絕對是刻不容緩。但在分歧的意見和叫囂聲中，我們往往很難知道可以信任誰。

現任牛津大學全球發展計畫資深研究員、知名網站「以數據看世界」（Our World in Data）副主編，並名列展望雜誌（Prospect）「25位頂尖思想家」的漢娜．瑞奇（Hannah Ritchie），選擇以她最擅長的「數據」說話。她在新書《Clearing the Air》中，提出豐富且客觀的數據，回應50個關於環境與氣候變遷的關鍵提問，幫助大眾釐清直覺與真相的落差，進而採取正確的行動。(文/博客來編譯)

各方讚譽：

「如果諾貝爾獎有『思路清晰』這個獎項，我會把票投給漢娜·瑞奇。......作者以科學家的嚴謹和說書人的優雅，針對眼下最大的挑戰，展示了數據的真實說法。只要你仍相信事實可以改變思想、樂觀可以改變世界，她的作品就是必讀之作。」 ——《人慈》（Humankind）作者羅格·布雷格曼（Rutger Bregman）

「世界需要務實、冷靜，以數據為本的氣候問題解決方案。這本書提供了答案，以及希望。」 ——國際知名的能源政策規劃學者索爾·格里菲斯（Saul Griffith）

*A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025*

A Bill Gates Top Pick for 2025: ＂One of the clearest explanations of the climate challenge I’ve read.＂

＂A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book.＂
--The Guardian

Clear, simple answers to the most common and vexing questions about climate change that we can take action on right now.

We can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement, it’s hard to know where to turn. In Clearing the Air, data scientist and bestselling author Hannah Ritchie answers 50 key climate questions once and for all, clearing the air so we can take action and fix things.

The first piece of good news is that Ritchie is here with answers and the steps we need to take right now. Using simple, clear data, she tackles questions such as: Is it too late? Won’t we run out of minerals? Aren’t we too polarized? The second piece of good news: The truth is far 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.

Hannah Ritchie is Senior Researcher in the Program for Global Development at the University of Oxford. She is also Deputy Editor of Our World in Data and has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Statistical Society. In 2022, she was named Scotland’s Youth Climate Champion. In 2024, she was selected by Prospect magazine as one of their ＂Top 25 Thinkers.＂ She is the author of Not the End of the World.