Anomie, Anthropocene and Risk Management: The Gap between Scientific Knowledge, Social Expectations and Regulatory Response

The Anthropocene marks a historical turning point in the relationship between humans and nature. If it was technological capabilities that enabled the human species to have ever greater prospects of survival in the face of natural hazards, now the use of technology can place nature as the one threatened by humans. If technological development was accompanied by the regulatory capacity of states to coordinate the action of citizens in the face of threats, who will now exercise regulatory power to respond to climate change? There is growing scientific evidence of the effects of climate change, a growing social demand to address it, and yet an institutional inability to address the situation through effective regulation. International agreements show limited capacity, which is opening space for responses based on each state's individual defense strategy.