Causes theconversation.com Mark Maslin, Simon Lewis: The Anthropocene began with colonisation, slavery and the 'great dying' It marked the point when humans began to exert a geologically-huge influence on the environment.
Solutions Would a made-to-order economy make supply chains sustainable? A shift to an on-demand, made-to-order economy could force people to more directly confront the consequences of each of their purchasing decisions.