Released by CSE and Down to Earth at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue (February 25, 2026).

Key Findings

  • 7 of 9 planetary boundaries now breached — ocean acidification is the 7th boundary crossed
  • Ocean acidity increased 30-40% since the industrial era
  • World dangerously close to breaching 1.5 degrees C warming threshold

UPSC Angle

  • GS3: Environment, climate change, planetary boundaries

Sources: Down to Earth, CSE