The new update on the Planetary Boundaries framework shows that six of the nine boundaries are transgressed. Credit: Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre, based on analysis in Richardson et al 2023.

Scientists analyzed nine so-called planetary boundaries and found humans are currently transgressing six. Skip to main content. Scientific American. September 13, 2023. 6 min read.

Crossing planetary boundaries does not mean the world has reached a disastrous tipping point. Hitting one does not mean “falling off a cliff,” Richardson said. But it is a clear warning signal.

The planetary boundaries framework is based on the idea that the past 10 millennia have seen a particularly stable climate for humans. Richardson and her colleagues have been using the nine planetary ...

The Planetary Boundaries framework is a pivotal tool for tackling the climate crisis and safeguarding humanity's future on Earth. For the first time, the full story of the Planetary Boundaries is ...

According to the University of California-San Diego, "the planetary boundaries concept, first published in 2009, identifies nine global priorities relating to human-induced changes to the environment.

From global warming to the biosphere and deforestation, from pollutants and plastic to nitrogen cycles and freshwater: Six of nine planetary boundaries are being crossed, while simultaneously pressure ...

These planetary boundaries include indicators such as ocean acidification and the global use of fresh water. In 2023, six of these planetary boundaries had already been crossed.

Six of nine planetary boundaries have already been transgressed, and a seventh, for ocean acidification, is on the verge of being breached, according to a major report released Monday. The 96-page ...

The Planetary Boundaries (PB) framework is a pivotal tool for tackling the climate crisis and safeguarding humanity's future on Earth. For the first time, the full story of the Planetary ...

Earth Has Overshot Key ‘Planetary Boundaries,’ Scientists Warn Pushing the planet beyond its safe limits erodes food, energy and water security and raises the risk of disease and conflict ...