This article examines two distinct but related approaches to the global risk landscape: one explores how risks emerge from complex global systems, while the other focuses on worst-case outcomes. The authors present a framework that connects these perspectives, highlighting how emergent properties of the global system—such as hazards, amplification, vulnerability, and latent risks—drive the potential for catastrophic global outcomes.
Systemic Contributions to Global Catastrophic Risk

Author(s)
Constantin W. Arnscheidt, SJ Beard , Tom Hobson, Paul Ingram, Luke Kemp, Lara Mani, Alexandru Marcoci, Kennedy Mbeva, Seán S. Ó hÉigeartaigh, Anders Sandberg, Lalitha S. Sundaram and Nico Wunderling
Publication Date
23 June 2025
Publisher
Global Sustainability
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Resource Type
Academic Journal Article
Resource Theme
Systemic Risk