What or where is Safe Earth?
Safe Earth is a vision of profound safety. It involves:
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| As the Rose requires thorns to protect it... |
| Safe Earth’ is a simple way of referring to what climatologists describe as ‘stabilised Earth,’ as shown in this picture. As you see, there are two possible future destinations for Earth’s climate. STABLIZED EARTH (SAFE EARTH) If GHG can be rapidly reduced, there is a chance to return to a ‘Stabilized Earth’ state. HOT HOUSE EARTH Currently, Earth’s climate system is on track towards destination ‘Hothouse Earth’ or dangerous climate change, where Earth would be uninhabitable for most species – including humans. |
SAFE EARTH involves safety for ALL forms of life on Earth, (not just the human species…) In scientific and policy language, that means grappling with problems like:
The Sixth Mass Extinction:
| Diagram: Corey J. A. Bradshaw and Frédérik Saltré, 2019, LINK |
Image: Credit: J. Lokrantz/Azote based on Steffen et al. 2015. | The Planetary Boundaries conceptDefines an ecologically ‘safe operating space’ for humanity on Earth, with 9 categories:
References: Rockstrom, Steffen et al. 2009, Steffen, Richardson et al. 2015, O’Neill, Fanning et al. 2018 More information? Stockholm Resilience Centre: Planetary Boundaries Research |
It is a place where gentleness, sensitivity, openness, fragile beauty, innocence and vulnerability can exist; they are protected, not tramped upon or exploited. | |
![]() | Predators, exploiters and “the cruel” will still exist, however, they won’t hold the balance of power.
Despite more danger, like extreme weather events…
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