Almost all safe and just Earth boundaries now breached, say scientists

In quantifying the limits of the planet’s life-support systems, a team of more than 40 international scientists found humans have exceeded seven of the eight Earth System Boundaries (ESBs) they identified

Humans have breached almost all of the boundaries that make the Earth a safe and just environment, researchers have said.

In quantifying the limits of the planet’s life-support systems, a team of more than 40 international scientists found humans have exceeded seven of the eight Earth System Boundaries (ESBs) they identified.