The meaning of the Anthropocene: why it matters even without a formal geological definition

Zalasiewicz, Jan; Thomas, Julia Adeney; Waters, Colin N.; Turner, Simon; Head, Martin J; Antweiler, Christoph; Aquilina, Luc; Barnosky, Anthony D.; Cearreta, Alejandro; Chakrabarty, Dipesh; Cundy, Andrew; Edwards, Paul N.; Fiałkiewicz-Kozieł, Barbara; Finnigan, David; Gaillardet, Jérôme; Gałuszka, Agnieszka; Gradstein, Felix M; Grinevald, Jacques; Hadly, Elizabeth A.; Hajdas, Irka; Hamilton, Clive; Höhler, Sabine; Horn, Eva; Jeandel, Catherine; Leinfelder, Reinhold; Magny, Michel; McCarthy, Francine; McNeill, John R.; Morton, Timothy; Olaka, Lydia; Oreskes, Naomi; Palmesino, John; Soon Park, Buhm; Poirier, Clément; Pöschl, Ulrich; Renn, Jürgen; Richter, Daniel DeB.; Robin, Libby; Rönnskog, Ann-Sofi; Roques, Clément; Rose, Neil L.; Saito, Yoshiki; Scherer, Bernd; Shotyk, Bill; Sörlin, Sverker; Summerhayes, Colin; Syvitski, Jaia; Trischler, Helmuth; Vidas, Davor; Wagreich, Michael; Wallenhorst, Nathanaël; Wickberg, Adam; Will, Fabienne; Williams, Mark; Wing, Scott L.; Zinke, Jens
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2024
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Nature. 2024, 632 980-984.   10.1038/d41586-024-02712-y
Abstract
Even though geologists have rejected the designation of an Anthropocene epoch, the idea of a major planetary transition in the mid-twentieth century remains useful across physical and social sciences, the humanities and policy.
 
The meaning of the Anthropocene: why it matters even without a formal geological definition
 
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Nature