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Population Growth Estimates and Projections

DOI10.5281/portaljs.2026.bb894586

United Nations population estimates and scenario-based projections from 1950 to 2100.

demographics, population, projections, united-nations

Atmospheric CO2 Concentration (PPM)

DOI10.5281/portaljs.2026.91727396

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations from Mauna Loa and global marine surface monitoring series.

atmosphere, carbon, climate, co2

Pacific Health Indicators

DOI10.5281/portaljs.2026.a2048a11

Regional health indicators sourced from Demographic and Health Surveys and published by the Pacific Data Hub.

demographic-health-surveys, health, indicators, pacific

Global Surface Temperature Time Series

DOI10.5281/portaljs.2026.211aab2a

Long-run monthly and annual global temperature anomalies compiled from NASA GISTEMP and NOAA climate records.

climate, environment, temperature, time-series

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Climate Change

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Demographics

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Economics

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Energy

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Public Health

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Research and Innovation

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Featured Reports

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March 2026

Biology Got Cheap. Medicine Didn't.

The cost of sequencing a genome collapsed in just two decades. Pharmaceutical spending did not. Innovation got cheaper faster than care did.

March 2026

The Great Decoupling That Hasn't Happened Yet

Carbon concentrations, temperatures, and fossil-fuel emissions still move in the same direction. The transition may be real, but the atmosphere is not grading on effort.