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Anthropocene
Original title: 人新世
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“Anthropocene” refers to a new, current geological epoch (a proposed chronological division) in which humanity’s economic activity and environmental destruction have fundamentally changed Earth’s natural systems. It is widely discussed in contemporary society as a concept expressing global climate change and ecosystem crises. Basic information about the Anthropocene. Japanese pronunciation: jinshinsei (or hitoshinsei). English name: Anthropocene (antoroposen). Proponent: German atmospheric scientist Dr. Paul Crutzen (proposed in 2000). Background and characteristics of the term. Departure from the Holocene: the current official geological epoch is the “Holocene,” which began approximately 11,700 years ago when the ice age ended. However, because traces of human activity (radioactive materials from nuclear tests, plastics, greenhouse gases, ash from fossil fuel combustion, and so on) have become clearly inscribed in Earth’s strata, it is considered that a new age has begun. Starting point: a prominent view places its beginning in the “Great Acceleration” (rapid increases in population, energy consumption, environmental burdens, and so on) around the 1950s. Geological status: although the concept itself that “humanity has had a decisive impact on Earth” is widely accepted in academia, its adoption as an official geological epoch was rejected once by an international body in 2024/3, and debate continues. Social impact and related books. In Japan and around the world, the concept has become a key term for reconsidering environmental problems and the form of the economy. In particular, economist Kohei Saito’s book “Capital in the Anthropocene” became a bestseller and attracted considerable attention by proposing a reassessment of capitalism and a transition to “degrowth communism” to overcome the environmental crisis.
「人新世(じんしんせい)」とは、人類の経済活動や環境破壊が地球の自然システムを根本から変えてしまった、現在の新しい地質時代(提案されている年代区分)を指す言葉です。地球規模での気候変動や生態系の危機を表す概念として、現代社会で広く議論されています。人新世の基本情報読み方: じんしんせい(または ひとしんせい)英語名: Anthropocene(アントロポセン)提唱者: ドイツの大気科学者パウル・クルッツェン博士(2000年に提唱)用語の背景と特徴完新世からの脱却: 現在の正式な地質年代は氷河期が終わった約1万1700年前からの「完新世」です。しかし、人類の活動による痕跡(核実験の放射性物質、プラスチック、温室効果ガス、化石燃料の燃焼灰など)が地球の地層に明確に刻まれるようになったため、新たな時代に入ったとされています。開始時期: 1950年代頃の「大加速(人口、エネルギー消費、環境負荷などの急激な増加)」を始まりとする見方が有力です。地質学上の位置づけ: 学術界において「人類が地球に決定的な影響を与えた」という概念自体は広く受け入れられていますが、正式な地質年代としては2024年3月に国際機関によって一度否決され、現在も議論が続いています。社会への影響と関連書籍日本をはじめ世界中で、この概念は環境問題や経済のあり方を見直すキーワードとなっています。特に、経済学者・斎藤幸平の著書『人新世の「資本論」』はベストセラーとなり、環境危機を乗り越えるために資本主義を見直し「脱成長コミュニズム」への移行を提唱したことで大きな話題を呼びました。
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