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Intro -- Contents -- Epigraph -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Earth Sounds -- Impatient Earth -- Climate 1970-2020 -- Politics and Law -- Carbon -- Everyday Biodiversity -- Energy -- Forests -- Environmental Economics -- Air -- Geoengineering -- Ice -- Imaging Earth -- Mother Earth -- Sea Level Rise, 1970-2070: A View from the Future -- Climate Negotiations -- Weather -- Knowing Earth -- Fish -- The Global Chemical Experiment -- Land -- Oceans 2020 -- Earth and Plastic -- Fresh Water -- Media -- Space Junk -- Saving the Boat -- Index -- Author Biographies -- The Publishing Team

Written by world-leading thinkers on the front-lines of global change research and policy, this multi-disciplinary collection maintains a dual focus: some essays investigate specific facets of the physical Earth system, while others explore the social, legal and political dimensions shaping the human environmental footprint.

"Fifty years have passed since the first Earth Day, on 22 April 1970. This accessible, incisive and timely collection of essays brings together a diverse set of expert voices to examine how the Earth's environment has changed over this past half century, and what lies in store for our planet over the coming fifty years. Earth 2020: An Insider's Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet responds to a public increasingly concerned about the deterioration of Earth's natural systems, offering readers a wealth of perspectives on our shared ecological past, and on the future trajectory of planet Earth. Written by world-leading thinkers on the front-lines of global change research and policy, this multi-disciplinary collection maintains a dual focus: some essays investigate specific facets of the physical Earth system, while others explore the social, legal and political dimensions shaping the human environmental footprint. In doing so, the essays collectively highlight the urgent need for collaboration across diverse domains of expertise in addressing one of the most significant challenges facing us today. Earth 2020 is essential reading for everyone seeking a deeper understanding of the past, present and future of our planet, and the role of humanity in shaping this trajectory."--Publisher's website.

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