Global Catastrophic Risks 2026, edited by Johan Rockström, Fatima Denton, David Obura, Manjana Milkoreit, Wilfred Wan, Denise Garcia, and Romana Kofler, published by Global Challenges Foundation, released in December 2025, 57 pp, (online)

The Global Catastrophic Risks 2026 report identifies the risks that can catastrophically affect life on Earth and destroy human civilization.The risks are imminent.Some of them are very close to reaching their tipping points, which means that the changes that occur as a result will not be reversible.The report points out that global problems and common threats require collaboration between states; they require new or improved global governance upheld by states, the private sector, civil society groups, and the scientific community, which assigns clear responsibility and accountability to all stakeholders, respects international law, and can act effectively to pull Earth back from permanent collapse.The world currently lacks such