New study from the University of Exeter shows that ecosystems can recover quickly when small actions push them past a tipping ...

The cost of reversing the effects of climate change -- restoring melted polar sea ice, for example -- quickly climbs nearly fourfold soon after a tipping point is crossed, according to new work. Much ...

Some long-horizon investors are beginning to price in the costs of irreversible climate change.

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The world has reached a pivotal moment as threats from Earth system tipping points – and progress towards positive tipping points – accelerate, a new report shows. The Global Tipping Points Report – ...

Regardless of the threat of tipping points, climate change is already causing demonstrable and obvious harm around the world, said Robert Kopp, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and ...

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Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Guardian. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Humanity is moving dangerously close to irreversible tipping points that ...