The Polycrisis Resource Library is a growing collection of media that help to understand polycrisis, develop strategies to address polycrisis, and build a field of polycrisis analysis.
The Cross Current series explores the dynamics, disruptions, and discoveries shaping our world. Experts from diverse disciplines engage in cross-sector conversations to deepen understanding of the interconnected risks driving today’s…
In this essay, Nicole Negowetti reflects on what becomes possible when collapse is understood not only as crisis but as a collective passage. She contrasts dominant responses, rooted in worldviews…
The Global Environment Outlook presents a scientific assessment of the state of the global environment. It finds that climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, desertification, and pollution and waste are…
In this symposium, experts explore the Anthropocene as a scientific, cultural, political, and economic paradigm shift, examining the trajectories of the Great Acceleration and the current state of the biosphere,…
This episode features Christophe Yvetot, representative to the EU of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), who explores how innovation, clean tech, and global partnerships can turn today’s polycrisis…
This report examines how Anthropocene conditions shape the brain and mind, while human cognition and social processes, in turn, drive and sustain global change.
The Planetary Health Check report provides an assessment of the state of our planet. The report is based on the Planetary Boundaries -the nine processes that are known to regulate…
This OECD Environmental Outlook examines the interlocking trends and drivers of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, projects how they will evolve through mid-century, and analyzes policy synergies and trade-offs….
Robert B. Tucker reflects on the unprecedented uncertainty shaping humanity’s future in the era of polycrisis. From the war in Ukraine and the accelerating impacts of climate change to job…
The authors reflect on the decade since the 2015 Paris Agreement and conclude that humanity has failed to avert dangerous climate change, with global warming set to exceed 1.5°C and…
The Polycrisis Resource Library includes resources that:
Though not exhaustive, the Library strives to present a diverse representation of views on different aspects of the polycrisis discussion, and will be updated as that discussion evolves. Search for resources with the keyword search bar, or by using the drop-down menus to filter for type of resource, global systems addressed, and key themes.
