tipping points

'The best chance of repairing our planet': Earthshot Prize maps positive tipping point potential

Technology

'The best chance of repairing our planet': Earthshot Prize maps positive tipping point potential

Research undertaken with University of Exeter assesses how over 50 environmental solutions could have transformative impact on global climate action

clock 10 September 2026 • 4 min read
'Profound implications': Study finds Arctic Ocean ecosystem may have already passed 'major tipping point' in 2009

Climate change

'Profound implications': Study finds Arctic Ocean ecosystem may have already passed 'major tipping point' in 2009

Irreversible shift in Arctic Ocean chemical make-up driven by climate change has disrupted the region’s food chain for more than a decade, study suggests

clock 28 May 2026 • 4 min read
Study: Positive social and ecological 'tipping points' can spark rapid nature recovery

Science

Study: Positive social and ecological 'tipping points' can spark rapid nature recovery

Stimulating ecosystem recovery, transforming social-ecological systems, and changing consumption patterns can help regenerate the environment and tackle the drivers of nature loss, new analysis claims

clock 27 April 2026 • 5 min read
Study: Global warming accelerating even faster than previously thought

Climate change

Study: Global warming accelerating even faster than previously thought

New analysis reveals first statistically significant evidence of acceleration in rate of global warming over the past decade

clock 06 March 2026 • 3 min read
Study: Climatic 'tipping points' possible well before 2C warming threshold reached

Climate change

Study: Climatic 'tipping points' possible well before 2C warming threshold reached

New paper details how up to eight irreversible environmental tipping points could be reached below 2C of warming

clock 23 February 2026 • 4 min read
'If we wait, it will be too late': Over 500 scientists call for urgent action to trigger positive 'tipping points'

Climate change

'If we wait, it will be too late': Over 500 scientists call for urgent action to trigger positive 'tipping points'

More than 1,000 people back Dartington Declaration calling for unprecedented emissions cuts and rapid scaling up of sustainable carbon removal projects

clock 01 December 2025 • 4 min read
'A tragedy': World may have reached first climate 'tipping point' as coral reefs face collapse

Climate change

'A tragedy': World may have reached first climate 'tipping point' as coral reefs face collapse

Warm-water coral reefs - on which a billion people and a quarter of all marine life depend - are on the brink of collapse, according to a major new scientific study

clock 13 October 2025 • 5 min read
UK may be on verge of triggering a 'positive tipping point' for tackling climate change

Technology

UK may be on verge of triggering a 'positive tipping point' for tackling climate change

Could a series of clean tech tipping points be about to trigger an era of rapid decarbonisation?

clock 09 July 2025 • 5 min read
WWF: Average wildlife populations have fallen 73 per cent in 50 years

Biodiversity

WWF: Average wildlife populations have fallen 73 per cent in 50 years

Living Planet Report details catastrophic human impact on wildlife numbers and warns next five years could determine future of life on Earth

clock 10 October 2024 • 6 min read
Climate tipping points: How to aim for the best while preparing for the worst

Risk

Climate tipping points: How to aim for the best while preparing for the worst

The potential for global warming to trigger climate 'tipping points' represents many scientists' worst nightmare - can society still strive to avoid them while simultaneously building resilience against the worst scenarios?

clock 09 October 2024 • 9 min read