How to Save the World for Just a Trillion Dollars: The Ten Biggest Problems We Can Actually Fix [Paperback]

If we can come up with a trillion dollars to bail out banks, imagine what else we could do. Science journalist Rowan Hooper decided to find out, speaking with experts of all kinds about ten incredibly ambitious projects that if realizedwould secure profound, enduring benefits: trying to end global poverty, reverse climate change, extend our lifespans, refreeze the Arctic, save all endangered species, and more. Then, he dives into strategies and costs to see: How far would $1 trillion really go? Youll have to read on to learn which project he concludes would do the most good . . . but the biggest surprise is how many astonishing advances are actually within our graspif we dare to reach for them.What would you do with a trillion dollars? The ultimate thought experiment opens our eyes to ten world-changing ideas within our grasp Rowan Hooper shows that the worlds most intractable problems might not actually be intractable, if we just devoted the resources to solving them. [ What would you do with a trillion dollars? In this hopeful and very readable book, Rowan Hooper shows us how a thoughtful investment of financial capital could be used to solve the great challenges we face. Read this book and be inspired to change the world. A fascinating, well-researched read that looks at what we could accomplish as a planet if we focused on some of the biggest challenges that affect us all, from curing disease to fighting climate change. I found this book incredibly hopeful. Something can be done NOW. People have studied this, we can afford it, and a plan can be made. I am grateful to this author that he put it together. In a world of doom-scrolling, trembling on the brink of causing a mass extinction event that will devastate civilization, its crucially important to point out that we already have the abilities needed not only to avoid catastrophe, but to thrive. Thats what Hooper does in fascinating and exciting detail. At a moment when science is proving it can sollƒŒ