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Beef in Brazil, electoral democracy, data centers, and more
Welcome to The OWID Brief! In this edition, we cover:
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Beef production in Brazil has been the largest driver of global deforestation in recent decades
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The rise of electoral democracy
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Money spent on building data centers in the...
Peak population, child labor, drivers of deforestation, air conditioning, and more
Welcome to The OWID Brief! In this edition we cover:
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Which countries have already passed peak population, and when will the rest do so?
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138 million children are in child labor. What does this actually mean?
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The drivers of def...
Economic inequality, AI energy use, Hannah Ritchie’s book, and more
Welcome to The OWID Brief! In this edition we cover:
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We published a new topic page on economic inequality
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How much energy do data centers and AI use?
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Hannah Ritchie’s book, Clearing the Air, is coming out in paperback in Sept...
Urbanization, electric cars in Latin America, a 1,200-year climate record, and more
Welcome to The OWID Brief! In this edition we cover:
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How many people live in cities, towns, suburbs, and rural areas?
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Electric cars are taking off quickly in Latin America
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Our data scientist Tuna Acisu’s successful quest to c...
Global food trade, heat deaths, paying for CO2 emissions, and more
Welcome to The OWID Brief! In this edition we cover:
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Our interactive tool helps you see how food gets traded around the world
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Around 30% of the world’s emissions have some carbon price, but how much extra are people paying?
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T...
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