SCIENCE FOR A JUST WORLD ON A SAFE PLANET
This is the focus of the Earth CommissionLife on Earth depends on clean air and water, biodiversity, healthy oceans, and a stable climate. These are the global commons: the shared resources that are essential for a habitable planet. The Earth Commission synthesizes the latest science to define these limits, ensuring that the planet remains stable (safe) and everything living on it can thrive (just). The ‘Safe and Just Earth System Boundaries’ are becoming the foundation for future sustainability targets and practices.
WHAT'S NEW?
Better city-company collaboration could cut emissions even further
Research reveals that aligning climate targets between major colocated cities and businesses could amplify emissions reductions by 67%, driving significant progress toward sustainability.
New research reveals path to prosperity for planet and people if critical resources are better shared
New research published in The Lancet Planetary Health shows that the planet will only remain able to provide even a basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed.
SAFE AND JUST
Learn more about the Safe and Just Earth System Boundaries and download detailed explainers on each boundary.
ALL RESOURCES
Explore our scientific visuals and find useful resources about Safe and Just Earth System Boundaries.
Stockhom Seminars Presents
On Jan 25, 2024, Earth Commissioner and Distinguished Prof. Xuemei Bai of the Australian National University introduced how strategic and transparent procedures can help cities and businesses align their sustainability efforts with the Safe & Just Earth system boundaries.
All events
Find out more about the Earth Commission's events, past, present and future here.
Who we are
The Earth Commission is an international team of leading social and natural scientists, supported by a scientific secretariat and external experts, organised in four workstreams. The Commissioners have extensive experience in interdisciplinary research and international science-policy collaborations.
PUBLICATIONS
Find research from Earth Commission working groups, collaborative reports and groundbreaking scientific papers about the transformation toward a safe and just future.
HOST
Future Earth
The Earth Commission is hosted by Future Earth, the globe’s largest network of sustainability scientists, harnessing the experience and reach of tens of thousands of scholars from across the globe. Earth Commissioners are appointed through a process convened by Future Earth, which also hosts its secretariat.
Global Commons Alliance
The Earth Commission forms the scientific backbone of the Global Commons Alliance, a coalition of scientists, philanthropists, civil society groups, businesses, enabling collective action to accelerate systems change and become better guardians of the global commons.
TARGETS GUIDED BY SCIENCE
The health and well-being of people, societies and businesses is inseparable from the health and stability of the planet. System-wide transformations are not only necessary to reduce the risk of tipping points, instability and injustice, they also hold the key to a prosperous future. That’s why the science syntheses of the Earth Commission feeds into the Science Based Target Network which develops methodologies to set tangible and actionable targets for cities and companies.