Hacker News with Generative AI: Global Trends

Is the world becoming uninsurable? (charleshughsmith.substack.com)
I ask the question, "is the world becoming uninsurable?" not as an expert on the insurance industry but as a homeowner who can no longer obtain hurricane insurance, and as an observer of long-term trends keenly interested in the way global risks pile up either unseen, denied or misinterpreted until it's too late to mitigate them.

Climate Change, Insurance, Risk, Global Trends

456 points by spking 1 day ago | 1094 comments

The relationship recession is going global (ft.com)
The relationship recession is going global

Relationships, Global Trends, Sociology

34 points by hunglee2 7 days ago | 88 comments

The climate agenda is in rapid retreat as right-wing parties rise everywhere (theglobeandmail.com)
The climate agenda is in rapid retreat as right-wing parties rise everywhere

Politics, Climate Change, Global Trends

7 points by voisin 12 days ago | 2 comments

China's EV sales set to overtake traditional cars years ahead of west (ft.com)

China, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Global Trends

11 points by JumpCrisscross 23 days ago | 1 comments

US life expectancy, currently 49th, expected to fall to 66th by 2050 (cnn.com)

Life Expectancy, Demographics, Health, United States, Global Trends

19 points by hilux 43 days ago | 17 comments

Global Robot Density in Factories Doubled in Seven Years (ifr.org)
Frankfurt, Nov 20, 2024 — Robot adoption in factories around the world continues at high speed: The new global average robot density reaches a record 162 units per 10,000 employees in 2023 - more than double the number measured only seven years ago (74 units). This is according to the World Robotics 2024 report, presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

Robotics, Manufacturing, Automation, Technology, Global Trends

15 points by therabbithole 44 days ago | 1 comments

Peak population may be coming sooner than we think (ft.com)
Peak population may be coming sooner than we think

Demographics, Population Growth, Forecasting, Global Trends, Sustainability

29 points by maxilevi 68 days ago | 26 comments

Why Is Fertility Collapsing, Globally? (ggd.world)
Something dramatic is happening everywhere all at once: fertility is plummeting, with major implications for economic growth and social stability. Yet public discourse is seriously weird, crudely:

Fertility, Demographics, Social Impact, Global Trends, Economics

6 points by paulpauper 70 days ago | 7 comments

World Energy Outlook 2024 (iea.org)
Total global energy demand rose by around 2% in 2023, with declines in advanced economies more than offset by large increases in emerging market and developing economies.

Energy, Economics, Global Trends

3 points by doener 94 days ago | 0 comments

The Age of Depopulation (foreignaffairs.com)
Although few yet see it coming, humans are about to enter a new era of history. Call it “the age of depopulation.” For the first time since the Black Death in the 1300s, the planetary population will decline. But whereas the last implosion was caused by a deadly disease borne by fleas, the coming one will be entirely due to choices made by people.

Demographics, World History, Global Trends

33 points by toomuchtodo 100 days ago | 59 comments

Global renewables growth set to outpace current government goals for 2030 (iea.org)
Global renewables growth set to outpace current government goals for 2030

Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Energy Policy, Global Trends

4 points by doener 100 days ago | 0 comments

Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations (ft.com)

Housing Costs, Economy, Global Trends

15 points by cs702 136 days ago | 6 comments

Half of Workers Around the World Are Struggling with Burnout (bcg.com)

Burnout, Work-Life Balance, Mental Health, Global Trends, Business

151 points by achenet 206 days ago | 190 comments

Global PV installations may hit 660 GW in 2024 (pv-magazine.com)