Clearing the Air
Clearing the Air by Hannah Ritchie is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including Bill Gates (Gates Notes), for a Consensus Score of 11 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedRitchie's follow-up to Not the End of the World keeps her signature move: take a topic thick with doom and argue, with data rather than vibes, that the trajectory is better than the discourse suggests. The 50-question structure is the book's strength and its limit—reviewers praised how digestible each answer is, but some found the format too clipped to build sustained momentum on any single issue.
In the press
“A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book, which dismantles a lot of dubious arguments.”
The Guardian“Clear-eyed on climate change.”
Roger Cox, The Scotsman
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Gates (Gates Notes) | 0.60 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.51 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.51 → 11 | |||
Similar consensus books
Because they appear on some of the same lists.
Frequently asked
What lists is Clearing the Air on?
Clearing the Air appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including Bill Gates (Gates Notes).
What is its Consensus Score?
Clearing the Air has a Consensus Score of 11 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.