Environmental & Energy,
Administrative/Regulatory
Sep. 27, 2016
Law in the Anthropocene
This past summer, a panel of leading earth scientists concluded that human impacts on the planet have become so pervasive that they warranted identifying a new geological epoch -- the Anthropocene.
Eric Biber
Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Email: ebiber@law.berkeley.edu
Peter is director of the environmental and energy law programs at Berkeley.
This past summer, a panel of leading earth scientists concluded that human impacts on the planet have become so pervasive that they warranted identifying a new geological epoch - the Anthropocene. The identification of new geological time periods is no small matter - earth scientists usually rely upon major geologic events (such as the asteroid collision that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs) to mark them out. The conclusions of this panel will change how scientists view huma...
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