The Human — Planet: How We Created The Anthropocene

To explain how we reached this point, the authors map out human progress through energy and organizational revolutions:

Humans produce over 300 million tons of plastic annually and have created over 170,000 synthetic mineral-like substances. 📍 Pinpointing the "Golden Spike": 1610 The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene

We have created enough concrete to cover the entire Earth in a layer two millimeters thick. To explain how we reached this point, the