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Written on 8/30/2022
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet understands that itโs not the planet, but the human race that must be saved, and the only way to do that is to study how the planet works (know your enemy, perhaps?).
As Swedish professor Johan Rockstrรถm says, โbiodiversity is not something we need to protect due to some kind of moral responsibility of one species, humans, towards another species such as flora and faunaโ, but because โit is the toolbox for the functioning of our societies.โ
Rockstrรถm is a proponent of Planetary Boundaries, a conceptual framework that assesses the state of nine processes fundamental to the stability of the Earth system, and suggests a series of thresholds for these processes that, if overcome, can endanger the habitability of the planet.
These thresholds are one-way doors; once crossed, there is no going back. Greenland, for example, is apparently fubar, as are half the corals in Australiaโs Great Barrier Reef.
Rockstrรถm is Swedish, and thatโs the only thing he has in common with Greta Thunberg. While she is a shrill, sanctimonious, self-righteous, malnourished bitch on wheels, Rockstrรถm is calm, cool and collected (by the way, the documentary is hosted by David Attenborough, a paragon of avuncular bonhomie); furthermore, Rockstrรถm actually sounds like he knows what heโs talking about, and is much easier to take seriously.
Additionally, Rockstrรถm demonstrates a deep understanding of human nature; accordingly, he cuts to the chase and appeals to peopleโs selfishness as a catalyst for change. And why not? Heโs aware that the average a--hole never listens to the science anyway.
