The current economic system, the central driver of environmental degradation and social inequality, is at the heart of the global ecological crisis. Humanity risks systemic collapse, having surpassed seven of nine planetary boundaries, the safe limits needed to maintain the well-being of people and the health of the planet.

This framework analyses the complex interrelationships between the biosphere, economic system and human life rather than focusing solely on one of the boundaries – climate change -. It also raises awareness of the colonial and imperial logics behind “green capitalism”, the growthist paradigms that exacerbate extraction and the techno-fixes and financialized false solutions that fall short in addressing root causes and prevent planet collapse.