The real question is how consumption relates to the long - term growth path and ability
of planetary ecosystems to support our economy.
Granted, in our uncertain post-election moment, artists and curators feel the need to respond to the imperiled conditions of life that many now face, especially people of color, refugees and immigrants, queer and trans people, women, and the poor — indeed the list stretches to include the
entire planetary ecosystem, which is to say, all of us.
If civilization and
planetary ecosystems are still functioning well 50 years from now (not a small if), what about the next 50 years?
154 Australian scientists demand climate policy that matches the science «While the Paris Agreement remains unbinding and global warming has received minimal attention in the recent elections, governments worldwide are presiding over a large - scale demise of
the planetary ecosystems, which threatens to leave large parts of Earth uninhabitable.
«While the Paris Agreement remains unbinding and global warming has received minimal attention in the recent elections, governments worldwide are presiding over a large - scale demise of
the planetary ecosystems, which threatens to leave large parts of Earth uninhabitable.
According to Gore, this event should cause us to «reflect on the fragility» of our «
planetary ecosystem» — and inspire us to dedicate ourselves to «the task of saving our future.»
The fossil record of the Anthropocene will thus show
a planetary ecosystem homogenised through domestication.
Geoengineering could cause irreversible damage to
planetary ecosystems, as well as human health.
As climate change creates increasing impacts on
our planetary ecosystem and the pace of carbon reduction makes many people fear that we are moving too slowly to avert a catastrophe, some scientists have promoted GeoEngineering as a way to stave off disaster.