ENVR POL 336 Chapter Notes - Chapter Journal Article: Pleistocene Megafauna, Paul J. Crutzen, Anthropocene
25 Sep 2016
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The anthropocene john mcneill, will steffan, paul crutzen. **ff = fossil fuels, bc = because, k2 = key to, ir = industrial revolution. Anthropocene: earth has left its natural geological epoch bc human activities have become so pe(cid:396)(cid:448)asi(cid:448)e/p(cid:396)ofou(cid:374)d that they (cid:396)i(cid:448)al the g(cid:396)eat fo(cid:396)(cid:272)es of (cid:374)atu(cid:396)e a(cid:374)d a(cid:396)e pushi(cid:374)g ea(cid:396)th i(cid:374)to a (cid:862)te(cid:396)(cid:396)a i(cid:374)(cid:272)og(cid:374)ita(cid:863) The industrial era (1800-1945): stage 1 of the anthropocene. Abundant water power and coal in england. Social and political structures that rewarded risk-taking and innovation. Market culture: ff usage began with coal then moved to oil and gas transitioned humans to a high-energy society, human energy use was tightly constrained bc: Water/wind power was only available in certain locations where the tech was ready (watermills, sailing ships, windmills) Assumes that global change will not be severe/rapid enough to cause major disruptions to the global economic system or human health. As societies become wealthier, they can focus more on environmental consciousness.
