A team of global scientists assessed that seven of nine so-called “planetary boundaries” — processes that regulate Earth’s stability, resilience and ability to sustain life — had now been crossed.
Climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, freshwater depletion, overuse of agricultural fertilisers, and the release of artificial chemicals and plastics into the environment were all already deep in the red.
In their new report, the scientists said all seven were “showing trends of increasing pressure — suggesting further deterioration and destabilisation of planetary health in the near future."
(Report can be found at https://www.planetaryhealthcheck.org/)
But what about economic growth rates and the next quarterly profit numbers for my widget company? Do you know how upset the shareholders will be if we don’t hit those!?
Priorities people!
We deserve this! We listen to fascist dictators set to destroy our planet over scientists trying to make our world a better place. What did you think would happen!?
Apologies for being an american late to the party; but how can these boundaries be principled? Why are there only 9? I notice that the 2 we haven’t crossed are crises that globalization more-or-less addressed a long while ago (CFCs?). Why is the global report supported by exactly 2 organizations (both of which are new to me; though I see that they claim large staffs).
All of us deserve this. All of us.
All the ones who are standing aside and we watch this unfold.
All of you praising capitalism. All of you praising Elon Fusk and the international cooperation of oligarchy.
You were little pussies to kill them. To kill mergers. To kill conglomerates. All of you.
We deserve our own demise.
Enjoy.
