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1. State of the Planet
Key observations about the State of the Planet; highlighting aspects of the emerging crisis.
In essence:
Humanity is now a prime driver of change at the planetary level – the
Anthropocene
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Humanity is driving the Earth system towards dangerous thresholds.
Solutions exist, but time is the natural resource in shortest supply.
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