The article discusses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015, highlighting the planetary boundaries framework as essential for evaluating ecological sustainability. With six of nine planetary boundaries already transgressed, significant environmental stress risks large-scale degradation. The framework has influenced policy, notably within the European Union, prompting a push towards living within these boundaries by 2050. Ongoing debates revolve around the framework's approach to environmental risks and the necessary trade-offs with development for poverty alleviation, leading to evolving implementations like socially just boundary values.
The planetary boundary framework sets critical Earth system processes that define a 'safe operating space' for humanity to thrive without causing irreversible environmental degradation.
Six out of nine planetary boundaries are already crossed, indicating urgent need for re-evaluation of sustainability practices and development policies to align with Earth's capacity.
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