Catastrophe: Risk and Response is a 2004 book by the economist Richard Posner, in which the author advocates the use of a cost–benefit framework to address potential major disasters such as runaway global warming and planet-obliterating asteroids. See also Global catastrophic risks References External links The New York Times review Journal of Economic Literature review 2004 non-fiction books 2004 in the environment American non-fiction books Books by Richard Posner Climate change books English-language books Oxford University Press books