Identifying a Safe and Just Corridor for People and the Planet

Keeping the Earth system in a stable and resilient state, to safeguard Earth's life support systems while ensuring that benefits, risks, related responsibilities are equitably shared, constitutes grand challenge for human development Anthropocene. Here, we describe framework recently formed Commission will use define quantify target ranges “safe just corridor” meets these goals. Although “safe” “just” targets interrelated, see safe as primarily referring being associated with meeting needs reducing exposure risks. To align dimensions, propose address equity dimensions of each regulating processes. The more stringent or then defines corridor. Identifying levers social transformation aimed at challenges translating corridor actors multiple scales present scope future work.