An Unsustainable Development

An Unsustainable Development. Humanity is currently living far beyond the planet's means, consuming the Earth's renewable resources as if we had one and a half planets to draw upon. At the same time, many millions of people live in appalling deprivation. Latest TRANSGRESSION OF PLANETARY BOUNDARIES 1950 1970 1990 state Biodiversity loss NO DATA +1000% -89% +11% +180% +246% Biodiversity loss Nitrogen cycle -56% -34% +6% +53% Climate change Nitrogen cycle -77% -51% -25% -7% Phosphorus cycle Ocean acidification NO DATA -22% Climate Stratospheric ozone depletion change -43% -36% -33% Land use change Safe operating space Phosphorus cycle Global -87% -69% -50% -39% Global freshwater use fresh-water use Land system change Ocean acidification -114% -43% -50% Stratospheric ozone depletion SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN THE WORLD'S POPULATION Critical for well-being 77% 39% 39% 34% Employment gap between women and men in wagedwork (excluding agriculture) Without access to Representation gap between women and men Lacking access to clean cooking facilities improved sanitation in national parliaments 32% 30% 22% 19% Living on less than the median income in countries with a Gini coefficient exceeding 0.35 Without regular access to essential medicines Living below $1.25 (PPP) per day Lacking access to electricity 13% 13% 11% 10% Undernourished Without access to an improved drinking water source Illiteracy among 15-24-year-olds Children not enrolled in primary school Data sources: http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/dp-a-safe-and-just-space-for-humanity-130212-en.pdf http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss2/art32/ © Raphaël Halloran %24 (+) %24