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Climate Anxiety 74↑· Cybercrime 81↑· Geopolitical Tension 68→· AI Disruption 62↑· Financial Crime 77↑· Virginia DC: 5.33 GW· China REE controls Day 342· Global CO₂ record: 41.6 GtCO₂ in 2024· Climate Anxiety 74↑· Cybercrime 81↑· Geopolitical Tension 68→· AI Disruption 62↑· Financial Crime 77↑· Virginia DC: 5.33 GW· China REE controls Day 342· Global CO₂ record: 41.6 GtCO₂ in 2024
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Cybercrime Losses 2015–2024 ($B)
$16.6B
US cybercrime losses
2024 — FBI IC3
+33% YoY ↑
$2,718B
Global military spend
2024 — SIPRI
+9.4% ↑ steepest since 1988
7.9M
Deaths from air pollution
2023 — IHME GBD
+0.1M YoY ↑
86%
Fossil fuel share of
primary energy — EI 2025
+1pt vs 2023 ↑
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Cybercrime
FBI IC3 losses, ransomware payment flows, and the widening gap between what's reported and what's stolen.
3 datasets · 1 investigation
Latest: $16.6B in losses 2024 — record
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Climate
NOAA disaster losses, drought monitor, wildfire fuel moisture, insurance non-renewals, and aquifer depletion.
10 datasets
Latest: 27 billion-dollar events in 2024
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CO₂ & Energy
Global Carbon Budget, Energy Institute Statistical Review, fossil fuel subsidies, and per-capita emissions by country.
3 datasets · 204 countries
Latest: 86% fossil fuel share — 2024
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Defence
SIPRI military expenditure 1949–2024, arms transfer flows by country, and the steepest spending surge since 1988.
2 datasets · 173 countries
Latest: $2,718B global spend 2024
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Health
IHME Global Burden of Disease — 371 conditions, 87 risk factors, 204 countries tracking air pollution deaths since 1990.
2 datasets · 1990–2023
Latest: 7.9M deaths from air pollution 2023
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Economic
IMF fossil fuel subsidies, FEC campaign finance, OpenSecrets lobbying, OFAC sanctions, and FinCEN beneficial ownership.
10 datasets
Latest: $7T global fossil subsidies 2022
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Technology
IEA AI energy projections, EIA state electricity profiles, NREL wind turbine database, and PJM grid capacity data.
10 datasets
Latest: 536 TWh data centre demand 2025
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F100
Fortune 100 financial intelligence — SEC EDGAR filings, 10-K annual reports, revenue trends, and cross-reference tools.
100 companies · $12.4T revenue
Latest: F500 2025 rankings updated
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Investigation · Climate & Tech
Ashburn's Hidden Bill: Northern Virginia's Data Centre Boom
70% of global internet traffic. 176% power surge in 7 years. $1.9B in annual tax exemptions. The water reckoning nobody mapped — until now.
April 2025 · 5 charts · 18 sourcesRead investigation →
Investigation · Cybercrime
The $16.6 Billion Shadow
FBI IC3 2024 reveals a 33% surge in losses. The reported figure is almost certainly the floor.
March 2025Read →
Investigation · Climate & Tech
The Invisible Furnaces
Global data centres consumed 415 TWh in 2024 — equal to France's entire electricity output. Projected to double by 2030.
2024 · IEA · EIA · JLARCRead →
Dataset · Defence & Geopolitics
Global Military Spending 2024
$2,718 billion. The steepest single-year rise since 1988. SIPRI's 1949–2024 database — every country, four metrics, free download.
SIPRI · April 2025 · 173 countriesExplore data →
Dataset · CO₂ & Emissions
Global Carbon Budget 2025
41.6 GtCO₂ in 2024 — a record. Six years of 1.5°C budget remaining at current rates. Free CSV from the Global Carbon Project.
GCB 2025 · Friedlingstein et al. · ESSDExplore data →
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