What could we do for the climate and health if money were no object?
SOME readers might remember the 1985 movie Brewster’s Millions . Richard Pryor’s character has to spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit a $300 million fortune. This week, we update the conceit, inflating the sum to a cool $1 trillion, and set a few ground rules: the money has to be spent on projects to improve human welfare, to restore the environment and to advance science.
It is the premise of How to Spend a Trillion Dollars , a new book by New Scientist ‘s podcast editor Rowan Hooper that takes 10 megaprojects and costs them out. It is a …