What is it about?
This chapter discusses the foundations of new planetary ethics in South America and the challenges for its implementations, exemplified by one of the most contemporary complex issues, climate change.
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The planet has entered the Anthropocene, a period in which humanity is the main driver of Earth systems changes. The effects of these fast and profound changes have been devastating for several fellow species – extinct or threatened to be extinct – and endanger a great part of the human population. In order to rebalance human interests and the equilibrium of the planet, Earth Stewardship, a paradigm in which humanity recognizes itself as a co-inhabitant and steward of the planet, should be implemented.
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Deep-rooted cultural traits can be stumbling blocks to the development of this new planetary ethics, and this is the case for South America.
Professor Eduardo Viola
University of Brasilia
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This page is a summary of: Earth Stewardship, Climate Change, and Low Carbon Consciousness: Reflections from Brazil and South America, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12133-8_24.
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