The Earth’s New Epoch: Anthropocene Debates and Anthropocene Working Group
Friday, April 29, 2022, 11am – 12pm CST
Hosted by Guelph Institute for Environmental Research
“Join us to hear from environmental historian, Dr. John McNeill, about his work making the case for the Anthropocene as a new geologic epoch.“
The Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) is joined by environmental historian Dr. John McNeill (Georgetown University) as he discusses his work on the Anthropocene Working Group tasked with making the case for the Anthropocene as a new geologic epoch.
Learn about the significance of this decision, the difficulties of determining a geologic marker to signal the shifting of epochs, and a fascinating overview of how humans have, in recent history, begun refashioning Earth’s biome.
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Stuart McCook
Is a recording of this event available?
Hello Paul, please contact the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research about the recording, info.gier@uoguelph.ca.