Conference “Global Tipping Points: Accelerating action to ensure a socially just transformation”
This conference is a "call to action" for the research community, policy-makers and businesses to raise awareness of the importance of tipping points and to accelerate the necessary action.
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.
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.