
"Peter and I aim to clarify the concept of the Anthropocene for historians and at the same time deepen the acquaintance of natural scientists already grappling with the Anthropocene with the human history that created the Anthropocene," McNeill said this week. "We also hope to convince historians of the logic of the term 'The Great Acceleration' as a way to understand modern history. It is a term that has some traction in global environmental change circles, but not yet among historians."