Welcome to the Anthropocene

Synopsis
In June 2012, ‘Welcome to the Anthropocene’ opened the UN’s Rio+20 summit on sustainable development. The summit was the largest UN meeting to date. A 3-minute journey through the last 250 years of human history, from the start of the Industrial Revolution to the Rio+20 Summit, the film charts the growth of humanity into a global force on an equivalent scale to major geological processes. The film was commissioned by the Planet Under Pressure conference, London 26-29 March, a major international conference focusing on solutions. [3 minutes]
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2012
Subjects
Environmental science
Keywords
earth; sustainable development; Anthropocene

Online availability

URI
https://vimeo.com/39048998
Price
free
Delivery
Streamed

Distributor

Name

Welcome to the Anthropocene

Email
felix.pharand@globaia.org
Web
http://www.anthropocene.info/ External site opens in new window

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