Climate ‘Tipping Point’ Language Doesn’t Spur Action
A new paper warns the concept of “tipping points” doesn’t do much to encourage climate action from laypeople and policymakers
December 6, 2024
A new paper warns the concept of “tipping points” doesn’t do much to encourage climate action from laypeople and policymakers
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High-sensitivity climate models should not be excluded when predicting future regional climate impacts because the level of warming measured globally is not always the only good indicator of regional changes, a
2023 set a number of alarming new records. The global mean temperature also rose to nearly 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial level, another record.