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"Imagine sitting on an ordinary chair. Now, lean back gently. Depending on
where exactly you are balanced, you could tilt forward to safety, or go
crashing backwards. A fraction of a degree is enough to determine your fate.
It’s an analogy used by Prof Tim Lenton in his new book
Positive Tipping
Points: when a threshold is crossed and unstoppable change begins to unfold, a
tipping point occurs.
The University of Exeter scientist, who has spent his career researching
climate tipping points, offers lots of examples.
The marooning of the
Ever Given, the cargo ship that became wedged across the
Suez Canal in March 2021, for instance, highlights what Lenton calls
“non-linear change”. The actions of the crew, plus other logistical challenges
and weather conditions, led to the ship eventually blocking around 30% of the
world’s container traffc. “What starts out small – the decision of a ship’s
captain or the mutation of a virus – can sometimes cascade into global
consequences,” he says.
But what if it were possible to harness the power of positive tipping points?"
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*** 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
