Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics: The Anthropocene Gap

摘要

Earth has entered a new geological epoch known as the Anthropocene that is characterized by rapid nonlinear global environmental change.5 What is unique about this new epoch is that, for the first time in Earth's history, a single species has become a major geophysical force that drives the change. We have posed extreme risks to the biosphere on unprecedented spatial and temporal scales, which in turn have put us in danger. In Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics: The Anthropocene Gap, Victor Galaz presents an authoritative view on how we might sensibly approach Earth system complexity and navigate safely through the Anthropocene.