139. 2% For 1.5 with Yuval Noah Harari

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It took 40-50% of GDP to win WWII, 15% to manage COVID in 2020, so what can 2% do?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Historian, philosopher, bestselling author (and newly welcomed activist!), Yuval Noah Harari joins us to highlight how investing just 2% of global GDP into developing eco-friendly technologies and infrastructure every year could avert “the apocalypse” as he puts it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">His clear, down-to-the-essence thinking shines a bright light on a dark moment. Hit play to listen!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And at the top of the episode, our hosts Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson discuss the latest UK fringe conservative rumblings of the “Net Zero Scrutiny Group” and how recent populism movements are a wolf in sheeps clothing for communities who feel disenfranchised by politicians and global energy price fluctuations alike.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus! This week we have a special musical guest, “Ny Oh” with her song “Australia”. Stick around for that!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christiana + Tom’s book</span> <a href= "https://globaloptimism.com/the-future-we-choose/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">‘The Future We Choose’</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is available now!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter:</span> <a href= "https://www.getrevue.co/profile/globaloptimism/issues/signals-amidst-the-noise-climate-action-news-from-global-optimism-issue-7-647990/e9c743fe-f38b-4e7c-a095-1536e0162613"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Signals Amidst The Noise</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mentioned links from the episod