I contributed a short article about my vision for the Anthropocene for the Grand Challenges initiative by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney. Drawing on my article about the Asia-Pacific in the Anthropocene, I explained how an environmentally sustainable and socially just economic transition can help not only in empowering the Asia-Pacific region but also in addressing the global challenges in the Anthropocene.

My vision for the Anthropocene is an empowered Asia-Pacific region… The challenges in the Anthropocene are all too great, requiring great solutions. How we respond to these challenges should not only reflect the differences among humankind; it should also eliminate social injustices and economic inequalities once and for all.

Read the article here.