HTTP:: Introducing Planetary Boundaries
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A group of 28 internationally renowned scientists proposes a new method of ensuring that humanity continues to develop and thrive for generations to come. They argue that defining a “safe planetary operating space†can only be achieved through the concept of global biophysical boundaries. Combining established knowledge of the planet, the group says that its proposals are the first attempt ever at identifying and quantifying a set of nine planetary boundaries that would become the basis of all sustainable development initiatives of the future. In its set of ideas, which appears in the latest issue of the renowned scientific journal Nature, the team reports that these guidelines could provide humankind with the means necessary to overcome 21st-century problems such as overpopulation, food and water scarcity, global warming and climate change. Some of the most renowned scientists in the initiative include Nobel Laureate Paul Crutzen, the Director of the Potsdam Institute!
for Climate Impact Research, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, as well as leading experts Will Steffen, Katherine Richardson, and Jonathan Foley. “Human pressure on the Earth System has reached a scale where abrupt global environmental change can no longer be excluded. To continue to live and operate safely, humanity has to stay away from c...
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