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Planet B: A Systems Engineering Framework for World Peace and Planetary Health

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  • Sailesh Krishna Rao

    (Climate Healers, Phoenix, AZ 85048, USA)

  • Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop

    (World Preservation Foundation, Brighton BN2 6BN, UK)

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Planetary boundary transgressions occur as the result of a conflict between human-engineered systems and the natural life-support systems on Earth. In this paper, we validate the Berkana Institute’s Two Loops Theory of Change which posits that big living systems cannot be changed from within. We can only abandon them and start over. We show that the desired objectives of world peace and planetary health can be attained through a “ Planet B ” style engineering of human systems to meet the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), sans SDG #8 (Economic Growth) and with the addition of Beyond Cruelty Foundation’s SDG #18 (Zero Animal Exploitation). We show that the transition to fully plant-based systems as envisioned in SDG #18 mitigates all seven planetary boundary transgressions and aids in the development of a regenerative, equitable, and sustainable civilization that we call Planet B .

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  • Sailesh Krishna Rao & Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop, 2025. "Planet B: A Systems Engineering Framework for World Peace and Planetary Health," Challenges, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jchals:v:16:y:2025:i:4:p:58-:d:1812875
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