摘要：The Anthropocene is here. What this actually means is the subject of some debate.1 Environmental writer Andrew Revkin observes that the term “Anthropocene” seems to demonstrate Rorschach-like plasticity—simply reinforcing the beliefs of those who employ it. 2 At its core, the term “Anthropocene” is an acknowledgment that human action has become an important driver—arguably the most important driver—of change on Earth.3 The actual, geological determination of whether the earth has entered a new epoch called “Anthropocene” has been discussed elsewhere.4 Among legal scholars and others, the “[A]nthropocene has become the closest thing there is to common shorthand for this turbulent, momentous, unpredictable, hopeless, hopeful time—duration and scope still unknown.
