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5 - Climate Emergency in the Anthropocentric Era

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2024

Gregorio Martín-de Castro  and
Javier Amores-Salvadó
Foreword by
Sanjay Sharma
Gregorio Martín-de Castro
Affiliation:
Universidad Complutense, Madrid
Javier Amores-Salvadó
Affiliation:
Universidad Complutense, Madrid
Sanjay Sharma
Affiliation:
University of Vermont
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Summary

Chapter 5 delves into the relationship between humans and the natural environment. It focuses on three key aspects: (1) the context, which provides an idea of the importance of humans in relation to the natural environment on which they depend; (2) the reasons why human intervention in the natural environment is considered to have led to the so-called Anthropocene era; and (3) the ways in which intensive human intervention has fundamentally altered the balances in the biosphere and the effects of that. Scientific evidence of several possible planetary emergency scenarios is shown to inform managers, entrepreneurs, investors, consumers and public policy decision-making.

Keywords

Paris AgreementGlobal WarmingClimate EmergencyAnthrophocene EraCO2 Emissions
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Regenerative Strategies
Exploring New Sustainable Business Models to Face the Climate Emergency
 , pp. 114 - 138
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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