Coexistence with Earth

“The era of global warming has ended. The era of global boiling has arrived,” warned the Secretary-General of the United Nations recently, pointing out that the climate crisis is reaching its limit. As he cautions, we are now experiencing an array of abnormal weather events, such as heat waves, heavy rains, heavy snow, and cold surges. Weather issues are not the only problem, however. All environmental challenges—including air, water, ocean, soil, and plastic pollution, deforestation, and extinction of flora and fauna species—are interconnected, and these problems are continually intensifying. Can humans continue to coexist with the planet? We met a variety of people at SNU who are dedicated to ensuring the coexistence of humans and the Earth in their roles as researchers, entrepreneurs, students, and activists.