The Uninhabitable Earth Terms

The albedo effect refers to when white space on planet Earth—represented by polar ice caps and other large ice sheets—reflects the Sun’s rays back into the atmosphere. The word albedo is taken from the Latin… read analysis of The Albedo Effect

The Anthropocene is the 20th-century term that scientists and academics have given to our present geological era, which is defined by humankind’s “conquest” of the planet. read analysis of The Anthropocene

Eco-nihilism refers to modern consumers’ environmental indifference. Eco-nihilism, which is essentially a “who-cares” or “carpe diem” attitude about climate change and carbon footprints, contributes directly to humanity’s collective inability to take any meaningful action against… read analysis of Eco-nihilism

The Fermi Paradox refers to a question posed by physicist Enrico Fermi in the middle of the 20th century: if the universe is so big, then why hasn’t humanity encountered (or been visited by) any… read analysis of The Fermi Paradox

In December of 2015, 196 nations agreed to enter into the Parris Agreement: a legally binding landmark international treaty to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius by reducing greenhouse gas emissions as… read analysis of The Paris Agreement/Accord

The IPCC is an international panel that offers gold-standard assessments of the state of the planet and the likely trajectory for climate change. According to the IPCC’s website, the IPCC was created in order “to… read analysis of The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)