Planetary Boundaries: designing (fair?) limits to assess performance at the country level

Article Article scientifique Article Planetary Boundaries: designing (fair?) limits to assess performance at the country level eng 2025-03-26 author Dao Quoc-Hy 0000-0002-0779-8110 27151 Service enseignement, recherche, administratif et technique (SdS) (SCSPS) author Friot Damien 134816 1537031 10.3389/fsrma.2025.1537031 2813-3005 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsrma.2025.1537031/full <p>The Planetary Boundaries framework, published in 2009 and updated in 2015 and 2023, proposes limits for nine environmental processes, which should not be transgressed to maintain the stability and resilience of the Earth system. To operationalize the Planetary Boundaries, these must be translated to lower scales, such as countries, suitable for action. This article reviews the allocation principles and methods enabling the quantification of fair limits and ultimately the assessment of performance at the country level. Based on a literature review, we synthesize six steps and six allocation principles applicable to translating the Planetary Boundaries at a country scale. We conclude that computing national shares based on multiple allocation principles for Planetary Boundaries remains a considerable challenge that does not preclude, however, discussions about the insights gained in terms of possible priorities. In its current status, the quantification of limits can and should support transparent political discussions on concrete and urgent commitments to maintain a well-functioning Earth system for humankind.</p> Dewey 354.3 Dewey 910 Dewey 333.7-333.9 18 Institut des sciences de l'environnement 0DB 199 Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial TF 120 Département de géographie et environnement T2 false 859 Global Resource Information Database (GRID) 1057 TIGERS 941 ISE Pôle Informatique environnementale 939 Pôle/Institut Gouvernance de l'environnement et développement territorial 954 Laboratoire InfoGéo 1374 Urban Hub Frontiers in sustainable resource management 4 ea19f659-915c-4d04-adf5-c183531b1976 Article (Published version) Public Article_scientifique_from_unpaywall.pdf 640163 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 bf64dce3da0539c41274aac139392757e6700e27e10f8d0163339ae715c28955 openAccess Centres et instituts / Institut des sciences de l'environnement Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial Faculté des sciences de la société / Département de géographie et environnement

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