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

Envirotec Magazine

Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre based on analysis in Richardson et al 2023, CC BY-ND. Ocean-acidification is still, just, in the green, and so is aerosol pollution and dust. Three are based on what we take from the system: biodiversity loss fresh water land use. Here’s the sum total of our impact on the planet.

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

Green Business Bureau

This article will cover the Holocene—the era of conditions that enabled society to grow and thrive, the theory of the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, tipping points, and resilience thinking while urging readers to consider their impact and how to secure the future they want. The Anthropocene: Pushing Society Past Its Limits.

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Rising sea temperatures and coral loss: “Most detailed scientific picture to date”

Envirotec Magazine

However, the report also found that many of the world’s coral reefs remain resilient and can recover if conditions allow, providing hope for the long-term health of coral reefs if immediate steps are taken to stabilize emissions to curb future warming.

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Mars unveils 'world's largest' coral reef restoration programme

Business Green

In 2018 UN scientists warned that, unless action is taken rapidly, as much as 90 per cent of the world's tropical reefs could disappear by 2043 due to ocean acidification and warming waters, with grave ramifications for the estimated 500 million people depending on them for food, income, and storm protection worldwide.

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L'Oréal embraces environmental labelling under revamped sustainability strategy

Business Green

The boundaries range from climate change and biodiversity to ocean acidification and freshwater use; three limits have already been passed, according to scientists. Planetary boundaries are nine environmental 'red lines' that researchers have warned will compromise life on Earth if crossed.

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UN report: Ocean-based climate action could deliver a fifth of emissions cuts needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C

Envirotec Magazine

“Our future health and prosperity are closely linked to the state of the ocean,” said Erna Solberg, co-chair of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy and Prime Minister of Norway. This report signals an exciting new pathway to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.

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'Every fraction of warming matters': World careering towards irreversible climate impacts, top scientists warn

Business Green

As a result, climate change is already affecting every inhabited region on Earth, and impacts such as sea level rise, ocean acidification, and permafrost melt are inevitable and near-irreversible, leaving only their extent open to question.