Policy design for the Anthropocene

Thomas Sterner, Edward Barbier, Ian Bateman, Inge Bijgaart, Anne-Sophie Crépin, Ottmar Edenhofer, Carolyn Fischer, Wolfgang Habla, John Hassler, Olof Johansson-Stenman, Andreas Lange, Stephen Polasky, Johan Rockström, Henrik G. Smith, Will Steffen, Gernot Wagner, James Wilen, Francisco Alpízar, Christian Azar, Donna Carless, Carlos Chavez, Jessica Coria, Gustav Engström, Sverker C. Jagers, Gunnar Köhlin, Åsa Löfgren, Håkan Pleijel and Amanda Robinson
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Inge Bijgaart: University of Gothenburg
Anne-Sophie Crépin: The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
John Hassler: University of Gothenburg
Olof Johansson-Stenman: University of Gothenburg
Andreas Lange: University of Hamburg
Stephen Polasky: University of Minnesota
Johan Rockström: Stockholm University
Henrik G. Smith: Lund University
Will Steffen: Stockholm University
Gernot Wagner: Harvard University Center for the Environment
Francisco Alpízar: Environment for Development Initiative, CATIE
Christian Azar: Chalmers University of Technology
Donna Carless: University of Exeter
Gustav Engström: The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Sverker C. Jagers: University of Gothenburg
Åsa Löfgren: University of Gothenburg
Håkan Pleijel: University of Gothenburg
Amanda Robinson: University of Exeter

Nature Sustainability, 2019, vol. 2, issue 1, 14-21

Abstract: Abstract Today, more than ever, ‘Spaceship Earth’ is an apt metaphor as we chart the boundaries for a safe planet1. Social scientists both analyse why society courts disaster by approaching or even overstepping these boundaries and try to design suitable policies to avoid these perils. Because the threats of transgressing planetary boundaries are global, long-run, uncertain and interconnected, they must be analysed together to avoid conflicts and take advantage of synergies. To obtain policies that are effective at both international and local levels requires careful analysis of the underlying mechanisms across scientific disciplines and approaches, and must take politics into account. In this Perspective, we examine the complexities of designing policies that can keep Earth within the biophysical limits favourable to human life.

Date: 2019
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