Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries

🤖 Plain-English Summary

This planetary boundaries framework update finds that six of the nine boundaries are transgressed, suggesting that Earth is now well outside of the safe operating space for humanity. This boundary is also transgressed.

🔑 Key Findings

• Ocean acidification is close to being breached, while aerosol loading regionally exceeds the boundary.
• Stratospheric ozone levels have slightly recovered.
• The transgression level has increased for all boundaries earlier identified as overstepped.

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