Planet in Peril: Humanity's Four Greatest Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them

Climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics, and artificial intelligence are the top four mega-dangers facing humankind, and the book Planet in Peril offers solutions and analyzes why they have fallen short. It proposes a realistic pathway for modifying the United Nations to become more effective at coordinating global solutions to humanity's problems, exploring how to move past ideological polarization and global political fragmentation toward a safer, more democratic future.

Format: Hardback
Length: 452 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Planet in Peril, penned by an esteemed historian of science and technology, delves into the foremost four mega-threats confronting humanity: climate change, nuclear proliferation, pandemics, and artificial intelligence. It provides an in-depth exploration of the solutions attempted thus far, highlighting their shortcomings and underscoring the urgent need for planet-level responses. These existential dangers pose a unique challenge that demands coordinated global efforts, yet current international institutions have fallen short in meeting this crucial demand. The book offers a realistic roadmap for gradually transforming the United Nations over the coming century, aimed at enhancing its effectiveness in coordinating global solutions to humanity's pressing problems. Rather than adopting an optimistic or pessimistic stance, Planet in Peril adopts a pragmatic and constructive approach, seeking to navigate the complexities of ideological polarization and global political fragmentation. It courageously takes intellectual risks, presenting a plausible pathway toward a safer, more democratic future for all.

Weight: 790g
Dimension: 235 x 158 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009160339