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Global Tipping Points

This website represents an international dynamic community of over 200 researchers and practitioners from over 25 institutions that are passionate about tipping points. We provide the latest scientific updates on the proximity to global climate tipping points and risks in the biosphere and societies. We also identify opportunities for accelerated climate action through positive tipping and convene coalitions of partners to implement positive tipping points.

Global Tipping Points

Our aim is to facilitate constructive dialogue between policymakers, researchers, opinion leaders and experts, to foster a greater understanding of tipping points risks and their potential impact. We also explore designs of governance structures and international policy processes that account for tipping points and help navigate toward a thriving sustainable future.

Harmful tipping points in the natural world pose some of the gravest threats to humanity. The full damage caused by negative tipping points will be far greater than their initial impact. Unfortunately, the global response to these risks remains insufficient to address their full scale. However, the power of positive tipping point opportunities are crucial to achieving transformational change, where desirable changes in society become self-propelling.

In September 2022 we held our first conference that covered the latest developments in both negative and positive tipping points, at scales from local to global, and from theory to practice. It considered the risks from climate tipping points and opportunities for positive tipping points for different regions, communities, sectors, and supply chains. We then produced the first authoritative global report, launching the Global Tipping Points Report at COP28 on 6 December 2023. We are hosting our next conference 30 June – 3 July 2025 and an updated report will be published at COP30.

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