In a comprehensive report, around 200 scientists are calling for tipping points in the Earth system to be taken more seriously. Some upheavals in natural cycles may no longer be avoidable.
At the opening of the climate conference in Dubai, King Charles was also allowed to speak to the negotiators’ conscience. His message: “I pray with all my heart that this World Climate Conference will be a decisive turning point towards real transformational action – at a time, and scientists have long warned about this, when alarming tipping points are being reached.” Was the negotiators able to do something with it? A few years ago, a survey showed that the majority of climate diplomats did not understand the concept of “tipping points.”