The Grand Challenge (Civilization Ending Challenge)
Avoiding collapse: Grand challenges for science and society to solve by 2050.

"We maintain that humanity’s grand challenge is solving the intertwined problems of human population growth and overconsumption, climate change, pollution, ecosystem destruction, disease spillovers, and extinction, in order to avoid environmental tipping points that would make human life more difficult and would irrevocably damage planetary life support systems." [1]

Table 1. Environmental issues of key concern

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The Global 21st Century »The Global 21st Century
The Challenges We Face  »The Challenges We Face
The Grand Challenge (Civilization Ending Challenge)
The Drivers »The Drivers
Consumption Patterns (GCC) »Consumption Patterns (GCC)
Climate Disruption (Grand Challenge Component) »Climate Disruption (Grand Challenge Component)
Disease (Grand Challenge Component) »Disease (Grand Challenge Component)
Extinctions (Grand Challenge Component) »Extinctions (Grand Challenge Component)
Human Overpopulation and Population Growth (GCC) »Human Overpopulation and Population Growth (GCC)
Pollution (Grand Challenge Component) »Pollution (Grand Challenge Component)
Wholesale loss of diverse ecosystems (Grand Challenge Component) »Wholesale loss of diverse ecosystems (Grand Challenge Component)
Broad-Brush Solutions »Broad-Brush Solutions
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