With the 2050 Investor Podcast, let's travel to the year 2050.

Will we have achieved our goal of net zero emissions and taken the necessary steps to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius?

And if not, what will a world on the brink of climate collapse due to human activity look like?

My name is Kokuagbubloa, Global Head of Economics, Cross Asset and Quant

Research at Societ General. Each month, I bring a survey of the macroeconomic trends to better

face the challenges of the show, Dr. Kara Santa Maria.

Happy Thanksgiving to my American listeners and any who celebrate abroad. I am excited about

this week's episode. I think, I don't know, it has a little bit of extra special sauce. Maybe

because I've been not feeling so hot post-election, I've been, you know, kind of struggling to find

hope. And there was just

a little bit of magic in this show. And I really hope that you all feel the same way. But before

we dive into it, I do want to thank those of you who make Talk Nerdy possible. Remember,

this show is and will always be 100% free to download, and the way we keep it going

is by relying on the support of individuals just like you.

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This week's top patrons include Anu Bhattavaj, Daniel Lang, David J.E. Smith, Mary Neva,

Brian Holden, David Compton, Gabrielle F. Harmeo, Joe Wilkinson, Joseph Lamore, Pascuali Jalati,

Rika Maharaj, and Ulrika Hagman. All right. So this week I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Catherine Rundle.

She has a new book out, but before I tell you about that, you should know that she is a fellow

of St. Catherine's College, Oxford, and she has written a bunch of different novels for children

that have won a ton of awards. They've

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