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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

Earth’s energy balance (commonly known as the climate) and its interactions with trillions of species is the main determinant of environmental conditions. We’ve done it already in the 1990s, when international cooperation quickly phased out ozone-depleting chemicals and stopped the dangerous ozone hole from getting ever-bigger.

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

These indicators, including but not limited to carbon dioxide, methane, ocean acidification, tropical forest loss, population, GDP, water use, and transportation, have reached the point past natural variation, showing indisputably that the Earth is in a different state than before. .

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Video Storytelling: 20 Best Climate Change and Sustainability Documentaries (Plus How To Tell Your Green Story)

Green Business Bureau

From renewable energy projects to marine permaculture, this is a film showing what humanity can achieve. 10: We the Power – The Future of Energy is Community-Owned. This is the latest film from Patagonia and it highlights a citizen-led community-energy movement across Europe. Length: 38 minutes. 11: Fire in Paradise.