Hannah Ritchie

Hannah Ritchie is a prominent Scottish data scientist and environmental researcher who currently serves as Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher at Our World in Data, while holding positions as a senior researcher at the University of Oxford's Oxford Martin School and an honorary fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Her academic journey began at the University of Edinburgh, where she earned a BSc in Environmental Geoscience, an MSc in Carbon Management, and a PhD in GeoSciences focusing on global food systems and environmental impacts. Her work spans crucial environmental sustainability topics, including climate change, energy, food systems, agriculture, biodiversity, air pollution, and deforestation, with a particular emphasis on reconciling environmental solutions with socioeconomic development. Ritchie has gained recognition as a skilled science communicator, regularly contributing to major publications like The New York Times, The Economist, and BBC, and recently published her first book "Not the End of the World" in 2024. Her achievements have been acknowledged through various honors, including being named Scotland's Youth Climate Champion and receiving an honorary fellowship from the Royal Statistical Society. As a commissioner for Scotland's Just Transition Commission and an advisory board member for Ember Energy, she continues to influence environmental policy and sustainability initiatives while maintaining an active presence in academic and public discourse through her Substack newsletter "Sustainability by Numbers" and various media platforms.