Open AccessSustainability and Planetary Thresholds Are Focus of New Worldwatch Report
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo180006
Subject(s) - sustainability , planetary boundaries , climate change , focus (optics) , sustainability science , environmental resource management , environmental planning , astrobiology , sustainability organizations , political science , environmental science , oceanography , ecology , physics , geology , optics , biology
Sustainability versus “sustainababble” was one of the key themes in State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible? , published by the nonprofit Worldwatch Institute in Washington, D. C. The report, released 19 April, also discussed passing or approaching planetary “boundaries” for some critical biophysical processes in the Earth's system and how to prepare for a much different world due to climate change and other environmental concerns.