SDG Detail

Planetary Boundaries

MOOC

Project description

Learn how unsustainable patterns of production, consumption and population growth have challenge planetary resilience, all in support of human activity � and how our societies can develop in a just and safe way within the planet�s boundaries.

Year 2021

Location United States

Organization SDG Academy X

Project aims

You will see the rapidly evolving trends in global environmental change and the responses aimed at slowing or eliminating these changes. Get an overview of what is seen by some scientists as our current geological epoch � the Anthropocene, or an age of global change driven most significantly by humans.

Project outcome

Learn about - The Anthropocene: what it is and why it matters - Tipping points: the big three boundaries of the planet - Resilience thinking: understanding the social-ecological implications of sustainability - Global governance: how do we move forward as a planet for sustainability?