We are balanced upon a hairsbreadth of history, between two tipping points. |
Unless we are able to rapidly reduce CO2 levels again, we risk reaching tipping points and irreversible impacts such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and major methane releases from increased permafrost melt. |
Participants discussed the benefit of creating aha! moments as tipping points. |
Change gradually leads to tipping points beyond which the old order seems incongruous. |
People felt that crossed all lines, and then it became a story, so there are tipping points that trigger a public response. |
These types of complex phenomena show us how vulnerable we are to tipping points beyond those linked directly to increasing temperatures and carbon dioxide levels. |