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Earth System Analysis for Sustainability uses an integrated systems approach to provide a panoramic view of planetary dynamics since the inception of life some four billion years ago and to identify principles for responsible management of the global environment in the future. Perceiving our planet as a single entity with hypercomplex, often unpredictable behavior, the authors use Earth system analysis to study global changes past and future. They explore the question of whether the unprecedented human-originated changes transforming the ecosphere today will end a 10,000-year period of climate stability.The book presents the complete story of the inseparably intertwined evolution of life and matter on Earth, focusing on four major topics: long-term geosphere-biosphere interaction and the possibility of using extrasolar planets to test various geophysical hypotheses; the Quaternary Earth System's modes of operation; current planetary dynamics under human pressure; and transition to global sustainability. Written by leading figures in the disciplines of geology, climatology, evolution, biogeochemistry, macroeconomics, and institutions theory, Earth System Analysis for Sustainability analyzes the driving forces behind global change and uses this knowledge to propose principles to propose principles for global stewardship.

Dürre und Hitzewellen, aber auch Kälteeinbrüche, Überflutungen und Starkregen: Die Klimakrise ist zu einem globalen Thema geworden, das niemand mehr ignorieren kann. Hier setzt »Das Klimabuch« an: Mit der Unterstützung zahlreicher Wissenschaftler hat Esther Gonstalla die komplexen Zusammenhänge und wissenschaftlichen Daten zur globalen Erwärmung zu leicht verständlichen Infografiken verarbeitet – für alle, die nicht nur begreifen, sondern auch handeln wollen

Without resolute counteraction, climate change will overstretch many societies' adaptive capacities within the coming decades. This could result in destabilization and violence, jeopardizing national and international security to a new degree. However, climate change could also unite the international community. This is provided that we recognize climate change as a threat to humankind and so set the course for adopting a dynamic and globally coordinated climate policy. If we fail to do so, climate change will draw ever-deeper lines of division and conflict in international relations, triggering numerous conflicts between and within countries over the distribution of resources - especially water and land, and over the management of migration, or over compensation payments between the countries mainly responsible for climate change and those countries most affected by its destructive effects. With Climate Change as a Security Risk, WBGU has compiled a flagship report on an issue that quite rightly is rising rapidly up the international political agenda. The authors pull no punches on the likelihood of increasing tensions and conflicts in a climatically constrained world and spotlight places where possible conflicts may flare up in the 21st century unless climate change is checked. The report makes it clear that climate policy is preventative security policy.

Ein aktueller Statusreport, der die Zusammenhänge des globalen Wandels am Beispiel der südlichen Nord- und Ostsee aufzeigt.

Der gegenwärtige Stillstand der internationalen Klimaverhandlungen hat vor allem eine Ursache: die kontroversen Ansichten in Sachen Lastenteilung. Doch wer jetzt nach weicheren Zielen ruft, anstatt die Gründe für die Blockaden zu analysieren und entsprechend zu handeln, der versagt in dieser historischen Frage. (DGAP-IP)