The planetary commons: A new paradigm for safeguarding Earth-regulating systems in the Anthropocene
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The planetary commons : A new paradigm for safeguarding Earth-regulating systems in the Anthropocene. / Rockström, Johan ; Kotzé, Louis; Milutinovic, Svetlana; Biermann, Frank; Brovkin, Victor; Donges, Jonathan F.; Ebbesson, Jonas; French, Duncan ; Gupta, Joyeeta; Kim, Rakhyun; Lenton, Timothy; Lenzi, Dominic; Nakicenovic, Nebojsa; Neumann, Barbara; Schuppert, Fabian; Winkelmann, Ricarda; Bosselmann, Klaus; Folke, Carl; Lucht, Wolfgang; Schlosberg, David; Richardson, Katherine; Steffen, Will .
In: PNAS, Vol. 121, No. 5, e2301531121, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The planetary commons
T2 - A new paradigm for safeguarding Earth-regulating systems in the Anthropocene
AU - Rockström, Johan
AU - Kotzé, Louis
AU - Milutinovic, Svetlana
AU - Biermann, Frank
AU - Brovkin, Victor
AU - Donges, Jonathan F.
AU - Ebbesson, Jonas
AU - French, Duncan
AU - Gupta, Joyeeta
AU - Kim, Rakhyun
AU - Lenton, Timothy
AU - Lenzi, Dominic
AU - Nakicenovic, Nebojsa
AU - Neumann, Barbara
AU - Schuppert, Fabian
AU - Winkelmann, Ricarda
AU - Bosselmann, Klaus
AU - Folke, Carl
AU - Lucht, Wolfgang
AU - Schlosberg, David
AU - Richardson, Katherine
AU - Steffen, Will
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The Anthropocene signifies the start of a no-analogue trajectory of the Earth system that is fundamentally different from the Holocene. This new trajectory is characterized by rising risks of triggering irreversible and unmanageable shifts in Earth system functioning. We urgently need a new global approach to safeguard critical Earth system regulating functions more effectively and comprehensively. The global commons framework is the closest example of an existing approach with the aim of governing biophysical systems on Earth upon which the world collectively depends. Derived during stable Holocene conditions, the global commons framework must now evolve in the light of new Anthropocene dynamics. This requires a fundamental shift from a focus only on governing shared resources beyond national jurisdiction, to one that secures critical functions of the Earth system irrespective of national boundaries. We propose a new framework—the planetary commons—which differs from the global commons framework by including not only globally shared geographic regions but also critical biophysical systems that regulate the resilience and state, and therefore livability, on Earth. The new planetary commons should articulate and create comprehensive stewardship obligations through Earth system governance aimed at restoring and strengthening planetary resilience and justice.
AB - The Anthropocene signifies the start of a no-analogue trajectory of the Earth system that is fundamentally different from the Holocene. This new trajectory is characterized by rising risks of triggering irreversible and unmanageable shifts in Earth system functioning. We urgently need a new global approach to safeguard critical Earth system regulating functions more effectively and comprehensively. The global commons framework is the closest example of an existing approach with the aim of governing biophysical systems on Earth upon which the world collectively depends. Derived during stable Holocene conditions, the global commons framework must now evolve in the light of new Anthropocene dynamics. This requires a fundamental shift from a focus only on governing shared resources beyond national jurisdiction, to one that secures critical functions of the Earth system irrespective of national boundaries. We propose a new framework—the planetary commons—which differs from the global commons framework by including not only globally shared geographic regions but also critical biophysical systems that regulate the resilience and state, and therefore livability, on Earth. The new planetary commons should articulate and create comprehensive stewardship obligations through Earth system governance aimed at restoring and strengthening planetary resilience and justice.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Anthropocene
KW - Earth System Governance
KW - Global Commons
KW - International Law
KW - Planetary Boundaries
U2 - 10.1073/pnas.2301531121
DO - 10.1073/pnas.2301531121
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38252839
VL - 121
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
SN - 0027-8424
IS - 5
M1 - e2301531121
ER -
ID: 381219105