I have just found out about the articles that scientist have recently published, talking about some planetary boundaries that we have crossed.
I wasn’t really able to get the full hang of it, but I’d really like to understand the concept of these boundaries and what they are, since there are only 3 left and 2 years ago we were crossing the fourth one and now we’re passed the 6th one, and according to news it could potentially cause societal collapse.
So, what are these boundaries and what happens if we cross all 9? How do they affect our society?
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The article I am on about is found [here](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh2458)
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Imagine that the earth is a bank account with $10,000 dollars in it. This money represents earths resources. If you’re taking out $1,000 a month, and only putting $500 back in (using no renewable resources), it will go to zero after a while. If you take on a lot of debt (pollution/CO2), you may be able to double or triple the amount in your account in the short term, but it catches up when you have to pay it back, and you can go bankrupt.
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