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The planetary commons: A new paradigm for safeguarding Earth-regulating systems in the Anthropocene

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Rockström,  Johan
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Kotzé ,  Louis J.
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/persons/resource/svetlana.milutinovic

Milutinovic,  Svetlana
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Biermann ,  Frank
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Brovkin ,  Victor
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Donges,  Jonathan Friedemann
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Ebbesson ,  Jonas
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French ,  Duncan
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Gupta ,  Joyeeta
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Kim ,  Rakhyun E.
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Lenton ,  Tim M.
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Lenzi ,  Dominic
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Nakicenovic ,  Nebojsa
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Neumann ,  Barbara
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Schuppert ,  Fabian
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Winkelmann,  Ricarda
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Bosselmann ,  Klaus
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Folke ,  Carl
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/persons/resource/Wolfgang.Lucht

Lucht,  Wolfgang
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Schlosberg ,  David
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Richardson ,  Katherine
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Steffen ,  Will
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Rockström, J., Kotzé, L. J., Milutinovic, S., Biermann, F., Brovkin, V., Donges, J. F., Ebbesson, J., French, D., Gupta, J., Kim, R. E., Lenton, T. M., Lenzi, D., Nakicenovic, N., Neumann, B., Schuppert, F., Winkelmann, R., Bosselmann, K., Folke, C., Lucht, W., Schlosberg, D., Richardson, K., Steffen, W. (2024): The planetary commons: A new paradigm for safeguarding Earth-regulating systems in the Anthropocene. - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 121, 5, e2301531121.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2301531121


Cite as: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_29202
Abstract
The Anthropocene signifies the start of a no-analogue trajectory of the Earth system that is fundamentally different from the Holocene. This new trajectory is characterized by rising risks of triggering irreversible and unmanageable shifts in Earth system functioning. We urgently need a new global approach to safeguard critical Earth system regulating functions more effectively and comprehensively. The global commons framework is the closest example of an existing approach with the aim of governing biophysical systems on Earth upon which the world collectively depends. Derived during stable Holocene conditions, the global commons framework must now evolve in the light of new Anthropocene dynamics. This requires a fundamental shift from a focus only on governing shared resources beyond national jurisdiction, to one that secures critical functions of the Earth system irrespective of national boundaries. We propose a new framework—the planetary commons—which differs from the global commons framework by including not only globally shared geographic regions but also critical biophysical systems that regulate the resilience and state, and therefore livability, on Earth. The new planetary commons should articulate and create comprehensive stewardship obligations through Earth system governance aimed at restoring and strengthening planetary resilience and justice.