Global Tipping points
Accelerating action to ensure a socially just transformation
30 June – 3 July 2025
University of Exeter
Welcome
Our conference is a ‘call to action’ to the research community, policymakers, and business to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of tipping points and to accelerate the required action.
The Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology will co-host the Global Tipping Points Conference in July 2025.
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Choose from one of three ticket types:
Standard – £350
Subsidised – £200
Online – £100
Programme
Our programme is a dynamic mix of plenary sessions, research sessions, action workshops, poster sessions, and networking.
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Conference Aim
The programme will cover the latest developments in both negative and positive tipping points, at scales from local to global, and from theory to practice. It will consider the risks from climate tipping points and opportunities for positive tipping points for different regions, communities, sectors, and supply chains.
Why Attend?
Inspiring Keynote Speakers
Hear from pioneering researchers and influential change-makers.
Dynamic Workshops
Dive into research and best practices through collaborative sessions.
Networking Opportunities
Meet and exchange ideas with a diverse community of professionals across academia, policy, and industry.
Conference Themes:
- Earth Systems Tipping Points and Risks
- Social-Ecological Tipping
- Earth Systems Tipping Points Governance
- Positive Tipping Points
- Equity, Justice and the Global South
- Positive Tipping Points Governance and Action

Conference Convenors

Tim Lenton
Global Systems Institute
University of Exeter

Johan Rockström
Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Ricarda Winkelmann
Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology


