A.
Earlier concepts have made assumptions regarding technological development and human demand for natural resources, comparing these to the ecological state. Planetary boundaries does not.
B.
The scientific quality and truly global scope of the ysis compared to earlier attempts
C.
The fact that planetary boundaries has found its way into the global policy debate and the discussions of the United Nations
D.
Planetary boundaries is a purely subjective set of numbers for processes that operate at the global scale independent of human actions