The ten catastrophic risks that threaten human civilisation and the planet, and advice on how to overcome or mitigate them.

Do you want to help save human civilisation? If so, this book is for you. How to Fix a Broken Planet describes the ten catastrophic risks that menace human civilisation and our planet, and what we can all do to overcome or mitigate them. It explains what must be done globally to avert each megathreat, and what each of us can do in our own lives to help preserve a habitable world. It offers the first truly integrated world plan-of-action for a more sustainable human society - and fresh hope. A must-read for anyone seeking sound practical advice on what citizens, governments, companies, and community groups can do to safeguard our future.

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Existential emergency 2. Extinction ...or survival? 3. Resources for living 4. Nuclear awakening 5. Cooling Earth 6. Clean up the planet 7. Preventing pandemics 8. Renewable food 9. 'One child fewer' 10. Healing technological mayhem 11. Ending the age of deceit 12. Who are we, really? 13. An Earth Standard Currency 14. Tools for repairing the Earth 15. Think like a human, act like a species Notes Index