The planet s climate, biodiversity, land, freshwater, nutrient pollution and "novel" chemicals are all out of place, according to a new scientific paper.
Earth is exceeding its "safe operating space for humanity" in six of nine key measurements of its health, and two of the remaining three are heading in the wrong direction, a new study has said. Only the acidity of the oceans, the health of the air and the ozone layer are within the boundaries considered safe, and both ocean and air pollution are heading in the wrong direction, the study in the journal Science Advances found. "We are in very bad shape," said study co-author Johan Rockstrom, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany.
The planet s climate, biodiversity, land, freshwater, nutrient pollution and "novel" chemicals are all out of place, according to a new scientific paper.
We are "destabilising the entire planet" warn an international team of scientists, who outline the planetary boundaries we need to stay within to provide a "safe and just" future.
edie speaks exclusively to Johan Rockstrom, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in the Green Zone in Glasgow to find out what will make a successful COP26, and how mediums like sport and entertainment can mobilise climate.