A just world on a safe planet: a Lancet Planetary Health–Earth Commission report on Earth-system boundaries, translations, and transformations
2024/09/12 by Joyeeta Gupta, Xuemei Bai, Diana Liverman +62 · 1 voice
Business, Management and Accounting · Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Climate Change Communication and Perception #Climate Change and Health Impacts #Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
paper · doi:10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00042-1
openalex publication_date 2024/09/12 · openalex created_date 2024/09/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Abstract
The health of the planet and its people are at risk. The deterioration of the global commons—ie, the natural systems that support life on Earth—is exacerbating energy, food, and water insecurity, and increasing the risk of disease, disaster, displacement, and conflict. In this Commission, we quantify safe and just Earth-system boundaries (ESBs) and assess minimum access to natural resources required for human dignity and to enable escape from poverty. Collectively, these describe a safe and just corridor that is essential to ensuring sustainable and resilient human and planetary health and thriving in the Anthropocene.
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