The Great Acceleration refers to the growth of the human enterprise on planet Earth which began gathering speed after 1950. Based on real world observations, it is possible to see that most of what we value in terms of welfare and development, from population growth, economic growth, to our paper consumption, telephone use, tourism, and the use of motor vehicle show the same pattern of exponential growth since 1950. These exponential patterns in the human enterprise come with a corresponding environmental degradation i.e. air pollution, biodiversity loss, nutrient loading. It all translates to enormous pressure on planet Earth.Acceleration