10 January 2019

Policy design for the Anthropocene

Today, more than ever, ‘Spaceship Earth’ is an apt metaphor as we chart the boundaries for a safe planet. What can social scientists contribute to this conversation?

Fig. 1 | Planetary boundaries, tipping points and policies

Article page: "Policy design for the Anthropocene" (full text access)

EDF Market Forces Blog based on this article.

Citation:
Sterner, Thomas, Edward B. Barbier, Ian Bateman, Inge van den Bijgaart, Anne-Sophie Crépin, Ottmar Edenhofer, Carolyn Fischer, Wolfgang Habla, John Hassler, Olof Johansson-Stenman, Andreas Lange, Stephen Polasky, Johan Rockström, Henrik G. Smith, Will Steffen, Gernot Wagner, James E. Wilen, Francisco Alpízar, Christian Azar, Donna Carless, Carlos Chávez, Jessica Coria, Gustav Engström, Sverker C. Jagers, Gunnar Köhlin, Åsa Löfgren, Håkan Pleijel, Amanda Robinson. “Policy design for the Anthropocene.” Nature Sustainability (10 January 2019). doi:10.1038/s41893-018-0194-x

Policy design for the Anthropocene

Today, more than ever, ‘Spaceship Earth’ is an apt metaphor as we chart the boundaries for a safe planet. What can social scientists contribute to this conversation?

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