Claim: The lag between CO2 emissions and warming means ~0.7°C of warming is yet to come, and aerosols are masking … More
Tag: Climate Change
Fact-Check: will 2°C of global warming trigger rapid runaway feedbacks?
Claim: Once global warming reaches 2°C (which we’ve nearly reached already, but scientists are downplaying it), positive feedback loops and … More
Fact-Check: is an Arctic “Methane Bomb” about to go off?
This is the fourth post in a new climatetippingoints.info series fact-checking claims that various climate tipping points have been crossed, … More
Fact-Check: do tipping points commit us to rapid catastrophic warming?
This is the third post in a new climatetippingoints.info series fact-checking claims that various climate tipping points have been crossed, … More
Fact-Check: is “global dimming” shielding us from catastrophe?
Claim: Global dimming (due to cooling by aerosols, as opposed to warming from greenhouse gases) is masking a large amount … More
Fact-Check: will an ice-free Arctic trigger a climate catastrophe?
This is the first post in a new climatetippingpoints.info series fact-checking claims that various climate tipping points have been crossed, … More
Climate Tipping Points Fact-Check series: Introduction
In the last year there has been a surge in interest in and news on climate change, inspired in part … More
Why is Climate Change so Hard to Address? (Article for #SciRoom)
Back in November we held a public discussion with The Science Room, which as part of their mission to get … More
“Why is climate change so hard to address?” #sciroom event on 19/11
This coming Saturday we’ll be co-hosting a session of The Science Room – a regular meetup in Southampton where scientists … More
New video! A quick animated guide to Climate Tipping Points
We’ve just released a quick animated guide to Climate Tipping Points on our YouTube channel – give it a watch … More
Can Tipping Points have Early Warnings?
Tipping points can trigger rapid shifts to a new normal state that can seemingly come from out of the blue. … More
Arctic Methane and Tipping Points
~Have you heard that an Arctic Methane Bomb could cause a climate catastrophe? Check out our new Arctic methane Fact-Check … More
Arctic Sea Ice and Positive Feedback Loops
~Have you heard that Arctic sea ice loss could cause a climate catastrophe? Check out our new Arctic sea ice … More
Researchers’ Café Round-up
We had a great time at Researchers’ Café on Friday evening – we hosted two lively discussion circles about Climate … More
Sustainability Researchers’ Café on Friday 14th
Our next public event will be at the next Researchers’ Café at Mettricks Old Town on Friday 14th October from … More
Getting the ball rolling at the Family Festival of Science
We had a great time at the Family Festival of Science at Thomas Hardye School on Saturday, talking to kids … More
Welcome to climatetippingpoints.info!
Welcome to climatetippingpoints.info, the online home for the ReCoVER-funded Outreach Project: “The point of no return? An Interactive Stall and … More
