Safe and Just Earth system boundaries, Plenary session on Leading the Charge Through Earth’s New Normal, World Economic Forum, Davos, 18 January

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Report: Prof. Johan Rockström and Prof. Joyeeta Gupta will preview groundbreaking science of an Earth Commission report due out in early 2023. This report outlines newly quantified ‘Earth System Boundaries’ designed to safeguard a stable and resilient planet and underpin the setting of science-based targets for businesses, cities and governments. Crucially, these new boundaries account for Earth system impacts and human wellbeing and justice. This pioneering new science proposes clear new boundaries, like the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit for climate, for several interconnected global commons: Climate, Biosphere (intact nature and managed nature), Freshwater (ground and surface), Fertilizers (phosphorus and nitrogen) and Aerosol Pollutants (air quality). It is the first-time justice has been factored into an assessment of the state of the planet and represents a quantum leap in our ability to understand Earth’s capacity to sustain life, and of the role we humans play as guardians of our only home and each other. video

Moderator

Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum Geneva

Speakers:

Joyeeta Gupta, Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South, University of Amsterdam and Earth Commission co-chair

Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Earth Commission co-chair

Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCL Technologies Ltd

Al Gore, Vice-President of the United States (1993-2001); Chairman and Co-Founder, Generation Investment Management LLP

Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego, President of Colombia, Colombia Government

Marc Benioff, Chair and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Salesforce

Andrew Forrest, Chairman and Founder, Fortescue Metals Group Limited

Fawn Sharp, President, National Congress of American Indians

Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist