# Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a very good, data-driven read on climate change, and one that sits alongside other compelling, contrasting takes on the subject.

## Why people recommend it

- Data-driven and well argued (1 comments): "I found the one I read ( Not The End of the World ) was quite good and data-driven." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47253876))
- Very good, worth reading (1 comments): "It's a very good book and well worth a read." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47255052))
- Compelling take on climate (1 comments): "compelling but contrasting takes on climate change" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46396084))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/152993124X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781529931242) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie", https://hackerapproved.com/p/not-the-end-of-the-world/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).