3 scientific frameworks to prevent Earth system disruptions
Sep 25, 2024 · 3 explanatory frameworks 1. Tipping points science The IPCC defines a tipping point as a critical threshold beyond which a system or tipping element reorganizes, often abruptly or …
Climate crisis: How positive tipping points could save the planet
Jul 2, 2024 · From cheap green energy to rising sales of electric vehicles, a series of 'positive' tipping points might just save us from climate change. Professor Tim Lenton of Exeter University explains.
1.5°C is a physical limit: this climate target can’t be negotiated
Jan 16, 2024 · 1.5°C is a physical limit beyond which Earth systems enter the danger zone of cascading climate tipping points that propel further warming.
9 climate tipping points pushing Earth to the point of no return
Dec 5, 2019 · There’s a growing threat of nine climate tipping points that could cause irreversible changes to the climate system, says a group of leading scientists
The Amazon is near a tipping point: We need urgent nature-based ...
Dec 20, 2023 · The Amazon is at the edge of a tipping point of "savannization" due to the combination of climate change and land use changes. We need urgent nature-based solutions (NbS) while …
Positive tipping points: a credible way to hit climate goals
Jul 8, 2024 · A new strategy could help us turn around the climate crisis: focusing on hitting the positive climate tipping points that will cascade climate progress.
How positive tipping points are helping nature bounce back
Jun 30, 2025 · How small actions can trigger big, lasting change for nature through positive tipping points — restoring ecosystems and building a sustainable future.
Climate change: What are the climate tipping points? | World …
Oct 18, 2022 · Continuing greenhouse gas emissions risk triggering climate tipping points - sustaining shifts in the climate system that cause devastating changes.
Are we close to a green energy tipping point?
Jun 26, 2023 · More than 20 years ago, author Malcolm Gladwell wrote a best-seller called The Tipping Point. He was fascinated by “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point” when …
Atlantic ocean tipping point: New study confirms ocean currents can ...
Feb 15, 2024 · The Atlantic Ocean circulation is a major current system that carries heat from the tropics to the north. But a new study confirms that it is nearing a tipping point.