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Country Great Britain Publication date 2011 Pages 280p. Originally published 2011 Genres Science book, Non-fiction | 4/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print ISBN 978-1426208911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet Similar Mark Lynas books, Human ecology books, Non-fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The god species how the planet can survive the age of humans
The God Species: Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans (alternatively, The God Species: How the Planet Can Survive the Age of Humans (U.S.) or The God Species: How Humans Really Can Save the Planet... (paperback)) is a 2011 book by environmental writer Mark Lynas. It argues that since the Earth has entered an age where several of its systems are in the control of humanity—the Anthropocene—it is now up to humans to use this power wisely. The book challenges several beliefs usually held by environmentalists, arguing that technology like nuclear power and genetic engineering are useful and necessary tools to keep the Earth system within planetary boundaries, and that the Green movement's insistence on lifestyle changes and opposition to economic growth are unlikely to work.
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The book is structured around the concept of planetary boundaries as proposed by a group of Earth system scientists and environmental scientists led by Johan Rockström in 2009. Lynas describes how the idea for the book came while attending a meeting with the planetary boundaries group in Sweden.