Facing the Anthropocene An Update.

EARTH system science; ECOSOCIALISM; EARTH (Planet); GEOLOGICAL time scales; SUSTAINABLE development; CLIMATE change mitigation; CLIMATE change; GLOBAL warming

The article presents a discussion of the gap between Earth System science and ecosocialism, adapted from the book "Facing the Anthropocene" by Ian Angus. Topics discussed are proposed change to the Geological Time Scale, prospects for climate-resilient sustainable development as an approach to climate change, role of humanity in the global environmental crisis, effects of global warming on the entire conditions of the planet, and threat of climate changes.