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Video: Planetary boundaries

Johan Rockström
Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Johan Rockström, Executive Director at the Stockholm Resilience Centre in Sweden, explains the concept of nine new planetary boundaries, and how staying within them may safeguard our future.

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