There Is No Anthropocene: Climate Change, Species-Talk, and Political Economy
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The Anthropocene is different. It is one of those moments where a scientific realisation, like Copernicus grasping that the
Earth goes round the sun, could fundamentally change people's view of things far beyond science. It means more than rewriting
some textbooks. It means thinking afresh about the relationship between people and their world and acting accordingly.
—The Economist1
Developing nations with some of the fastest-rising levels of carbon pollution are going to have to take action to meet this
challenge alongside us. They're watching what we do, but we've got to make sure that they're stepping up to the plate…