Largest ever study on tipping points presented at COP28

A major, international research report is released today at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai: the Global Tipping Points Report. The report shows that crucial tipping points in the Earth's climate system are getting closer. These tipping points occur when a small change triggers an irreversible transformation. The report constitutes the most comprehensive assessment of tipping points ever. From Utrecht University, several climate scientists contributed. In addition to issuing warnings, the scientists in the report lay out a blueprint that prescribes how global action can lead us to a sustainable future, by creating positive tipping points in society. "For example, as we cross the tipping point that sees electric vehicles become the dominant form of road transport, battery technology continues to get better and cheaper," Dr. Steve Smith explains.