Humanity abolishes itself - the earth under the grip of the Anthropocene

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Humanity abolishes itself - The Earth under the grip of the Anthropocene is a non-fiction book by Harald Lesch and Klaus Kamphausen . It was published on September 6, 2016 by Complete Media . The 520-page book describes how people dealt with the earth in the past and present and offers an outlook on the future. On November 24, 2016, Lesch presented the book in the environmental magazine 'Global' on SWRinfo . After the book was published, Lesch held readings.

reception

Julia Schulz from Spektrum der Wissenschaft writes: "The book once again makes people aware of the vulnerability of the biosphere - and how important it is to act according to ethical principles if we and our environment want to have a future." Johanna Stadler says on br.de. About the book: “Despite the tough subject, the book is a pleasure to read. It is divided into handy articles and garnished with display boards, broken up by interviews with interesting people. "

literature

Individual evidence

  1. THAT! with Harald Lesch , ndr.de, September 16, 2016
  2. Markus Lanz, Harald Lesch , zdf.de, September 29, 2016
  3. Humanity abolishes itself , SWRinfo , November 24, 2016
  4. Physicist Harald Lesch: Der angry scientist , Süddeutsche Zeitung , November 24, 2016
  5. Julia Schulz: Homo rapiens , Spectrum of Science , November 3, 2016
  6. "Humanity abolishes itself": The earth under the grip of the human age , BR.de , October 21, 2016