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Planetary Boundaries

Listen as Dr Rosemary Willatt, former Sustainability Coordinator at London College of Fashion introduces the context of Planetary Boundaries.

In this video you will hear from Dr Rosemary Willatt, who is the former Sustainability Coordinator at London College of Fashion. Rosemary has a PhD in geophysics looking at remote sensing of polar climate change using satellite radar altimetry.

Here she introduces you to the context of Planetary Boundaries, and offers her scientific perspective and insights. Don’t forget to look at the Planetary Boundaries factsheet for further information.

Planetary Boundaries Diagram (Click to expand) PlanetaryDiagram

Planetary Boundaries is a science-based approach to looking at sustainability that identifies a safe operating space of us on earth. It measures thresholds of this space across nine Indicators of planetary health.

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