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"Current global climate policy is likely to trigger multiple climate “tipping
points,” with major consequences for the Earth as a whole.
That’s the key message of a new study, from researchers at the University of
Exeter, the Max Planck Institute and Universität Hamburg, which assessed the
risk of different degrees of temperature rise triggering irreversible change in
16 systems – from ice sheet collapse to coral reef dieback – that have an
impact on the Earth as a whole, or on regional ecosystems and communities.
It found that if the world sticks with current climate policies, there is a 62
per cent risk on average of triggering these 16 tipping points. But if global
climate policy is strengthened, that risk could shrink to about 26 per cent.
“Climate tipping points could have devastating consequences for humanity,” said
Professor Tim Lenton, from the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute.
“It is clear that we are currently on a dangerous trajectory – with tipping
points likely to be triggered unless we change course rapidly.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
