Human activity, predominantly the global economic system, is now the prime driver of change in the Earth System (the sum of our planet's interacting physical, chemical, biological and human processes) ...

Homo Sapiens live in an epoch unlike anything throughout history, figuratively speaking, as far back as Adam and Eve, especially since 1950 “the times they are a changin’” with headlong speed. In fact ...

Planetary dashboard of 24 indicators visualises the Great Acceleration of human activity and its impact on the Earth. The greatest change has occurred since 1950 - within a single human lifetime.