GLOBAL CHANGE

Beyond the Anthropocene

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00:21:14

Presentation by Johan Rockström during World Economic Forum 2017

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In just five decades, we have transitioned from being small world on a big planet to a big world on a small planet – we are now disturbing biomes that regulate the stability of the entire system. Executive directorJohan Rockström explains why we should be concerned about tipping points and how we can embrace the challenge of seeing opportunities in the necessary transformation towards global sustainability.