Exploring pathways for world development within planetary boundaries

This study from the Stockholm Resilience Centre explores three potential future scenarios that suggest - under current trends and policies - the situation is projected to worsen across nearly all planetary boundaries by 2050. The scenarios used were based on three of the "Shared Socioeconomic Pathways" scenarios from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report, and the study concluded that all three scenarios would involve at least some of the planetary boundaries being breaches. However, the study affirms that targeted interventions and ambitious policy measures - such as implementing the Paris Climate Agreement, adopting healthier diets, and improving the efficiency of food, water, and nutrient use - can reduce and potentially reverse negative effects and guide humanity toward a more sustainable trajectory.