This ought to be reassuring for Ellis et al. who portray implementation of
Planetary Boundary thinking as a dark force of planetary rule.
The coming SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) framework includes a proposed set of four goals (oceans, climate, biodiversity and freshwater), which is a de-facto example of applying
planetary boundary thinking to create a global framework for safeguarding a stable environment on the planet for societies and communities across the world.
Not exact matches
I
think the work of Johan Rockstrom and the other 70 scientists in defining nine
planetary boundaries will and should help ensure we can be more preventive and precautionary.
I
think this is demonstrated quite well by the comments made by professors Sachs and Stiglitz, neither of whom, even four years ago, I would have expected to reference the Easterlin Happiness Paradox or the
Planetary Boundaries Framework.