Erle Ellis

Apr 18, 2024 | science.org | Naïma Jesse Madi |Bowen Tan |Jean-Laurent Casanova |Erle Ellis

Books et al. GovernanceA pair of authors advocate scaling governance structures to better address planetary crisesErle C. Ellis [email protected] Info & AffiliationsGet full access to this articleView all available purchase options and get full access to this article. Books1Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises Jonathan S. Blake and Nils Gilman Stanford University Press, 2024. 326 pp.

Apr 4, 2024 | theconversation.com | Gemma Ware |Erle Ellis |Jan Zalasiewicz

For almost 15 years, scientists have debated whether the Anthropocene should be an official geological epoch marking the profound influence of humans on the planet. Then in March, an international panel of scientists formally rejected the proposal for a new Anthropocene epoch. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, two scientists give us their different opinions on whether that was the right decision and what it means for the future use of the word Anthropocene.

Mar 24, 2024 | talkingpointsmemo.com | Erle Ellis

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. When people talk about the “Anthropocene,” they typically picture the vast impact human societies are having on the planet, from rapid declines in biodiversity to increases in Earth’s temperature by burning fossil fuels. Such massive planetary changes did not begin all at once at any single place or time.

Mar 14, 2024 | internazionale.it | Erle Ellis

Quando si parla di antropocene, di solito ci si riferisce al profondo impatto delle società umane sul pianeta, dalla rapida riduzione della biodiversità all’aumento della temperatura dovuto all’uso dei combustibili fossili. Questi cambiamenti di portata globale non sono cominciati nello stesso posto e nello stesso momento.

Mar 9, 2024 | businessmirror.com.ph | Erle Ellis

When people talk about the “Anthropocene,” they typically picture the vast impact human societies are having on the planet—from rapid declines in biodiversity to increases in Earth’s temperature by burning fossil fuels. Such massive planetary changes did not begin all at once at any single place or time.