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The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril: An A to Z

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‘EYE-OPENING, ENGAGING, AND PROFOUNDLY SERIOUS’ Ben CaldecottAn A to Z of the calamities and catastrophes that could end life as we know it – and a look at what should really be keeping us awake at night.From the Atomic bomb to the Zombie apocalypse (via Black holes, Killer diseases and Space invaders), The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril explores twenty-six doomsday scenarios that could spell the end of humanity as we know it. Using scientific facts and entertaining anecdotes, Professor Jakob Thomä (a global expert in long-term risks and sustainable finance) explains how likely it is that we will survive climate change or be turned into grey goo by nanobots – and what we can do about it.Funny, eye-opening and charmingly illustrated, this is the perfect book for doomsayers, cynics and pessimists everywhere.

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Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 2.5 × 13.8 × 22.2 cm
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Hardback
Language

Pages

224
Publisher

Year Published

2025-3-20
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Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0753561301
About The Author

Jakob Thomä is a leading global expert on sustainability risks to financial markets. He is the co-Founder of several think tanks (2° Investing Initiative, Theia Finance Labs) and incubator of sustainability initiatives and companies (PACTA, tilt, MyFairMoney). Jakob is Professor in Practice at SOAS, University of London, where he teaches a course on Green Finance, columnist at Responsible Investor, and author of multiple books on sustainability and existential risks.
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Eye-opening, engaging, and profoundly serious, Jakob Thomä’s latest book is an indispensable guide to the existential risks facing humanity. It equips readers to tackle these challenges head-on while fostering both hope and action. Thomä masterfully presents complex issues with clarity and insight, empowering us to face these shared threats without being overwhelmed by their gravity.

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