Enter the epoch of the Sun
Anthropocene, plasticene — most of the proposed names for our current epoch hinge on humanity and conjure images of the worst of what might lie ahead. “Before it comes time to engrave it in stone, to nail in the golden spike of our new epoch, we should reconsider the name we give our future — how it may subtly steer its trajectory,” writes palaeoclimatologist Summer Praetorius. In a lyrical meditation on the power of names, Praetorius proposes we call our new epoch the Heliocene, for a future in which we release our stranglehold on Earth’s carbon cycles and seize the potential of solar power.
Nautilus | 16 min read
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