Human well-being on a finite planet towards 2100," uses a system dynamics-based modeling approach to explore two future ...

To answer these questions, the Planetary Boundaries framework was coupled to a comprehensive Integrated Assessment Model— Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment (IMAGE)—which ...

This planetary diagnosis is based on all monitored planetary boundary parameters, shown along the same "blood sample scheme," ranging from green (representing the safe operating space), yellow ...

The Earth has already crossed six out of nine planetary boundaries. According to climate impact researchers, a seventh boundary is about to be crossed.

The report warns that six of these boundaries have already been crossed, with the planet now in "high-risk zones" for climate change, novel chemical entities, loss of biosphere integrity, and ...

Major new UN pact reaffirms global commitment to transition away from fossil fuels “The overall diagnostic is that the patient, Planet Earth, is in critical condition,” says Johan Rockström, PIK ...

The planetary boundary framework takes into account all this science, and addresses the threats that humanity causes for the stability of the entire Earth system in a systematic way,” he explained.

For the novel entities boundary, the metric used “percentage of synthetic chemicals released into the environment without adequate safety testing” and the boundary is set at 0%. The scheme of nine ...