ThePolitics and geology in Anthropocene geopolitics AnthropoceneAnthropocene conceptAnthropocene concept requires an extension of thinking well beyond traditional environmental formulations to recontexualise humanity as a major earth system force that is transforming the biosphere. This new context requires moving beyond conventional social science assumptionsBeyond conventional social science assumptions that the planet is a stableStable stage for human rivalries and engaging with the world making implications of understanding humanity as a geologicalGeological actorHumanity as a geological actor. If humanity is to shape the future so that lifeLife operates in conditions loosely analogous to the last dozen millennia then a ‘planet politicsPlanet politics’ that focuses on productionProduction processes that transcends the systems of fossilFossil fueled capitalismCapitalism of the last couple of centuries is essential. The task for social scientists is to facilitate such transitionsTransition, and the Anthropocene conceptAnthropocene concept, if it is used carefully is a key formulation to facilitate transitionsTransition to more sustainable futures.