Either the Earth System would undergo major phase transitions as a result of unchecked human pressure on nature's … - Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

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Either the Earth System would undergo major phase transitions as a result of unchecked human pressure on nature's capacities and resources or a "Great Transformation" towards global sustainability would be initiated in due course. Neither transitions nor transformations will be manageable without novel forms of global governance and markets.

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