The planetary boundaries model, introduced by Rockström and others in 2009, provides a useful framework for assessing the planet’s health.

Crossing planetary boundaries does not mean the world has reached a disastrous tipping point. Hitting one does not mean “falling off a cliff,” Richardson said. But it is a clear warning signal.

The planetary boundaries model, introduced by Rockström and others in 2009, provides a useful framework for assessing the planet’s health. It identifies nine interconnected factors ...

Six of nine planetary boundaries are currently transgressed. The length of the wedges symbolizes what the current state of the corresponding process is, in relation to the distance from the planetary ...

The Planetary Boundaries framework is a pivotal tool for tackling the climate crisis and safeguarding humanity's future on Earth. For the first time, the full story of the Planetary Boundaries is ...

That’s the boundary — and we’re already past that, with the current levels close to 400 ppm, according to the paper. That puts the planet in the CO2 zone of uncertainty that the authors say ...

In early 2021, a group of scientists warned the planet has crossed five “ planetary boundaries ” — thresholds beyond which the natural functions of nature are fundamentally changed.

Almost 15 years ago, this article’s lead author helped create something called “planetary boundaries” to make clear what damage we had done. We teased apart nine processes vital to the Earth ...

The significance of the planetary boundaries model is that it doesn’t analyze climate and biodiversity in isolation, the report authors said. Instead, it looks at the interaction of both, as ...

The planetary boundaries model, introduced by Rockström and others in 2009, provides a useful framework for assessing the planet’s health. It identifies nine interconnected factors – including climate ...