The University of Exeter is interested in Tipping Points – and they’re not necessarily a bad thing:
Our Positive Tipping Points are bringing change to the climate crisis.
Our research at the University of Exeter highlights the growing threat of “tipping points” that could accelerate the climate crisis.
Exeter researchers are also identifying sources of hope: Positive Tipping Points. We have identified Positive Tipping Points in a range of areas – from agriculture and ecosystem regeneration to politics and public opinion. Some Positive Tipping Points are already in progress. Others are yet to be triggered. Understanding these areas and working to identify the opportunities could allow us to activate Tipping Points that could combine into cascades of positive change.
With an introductory video “Our Positive Tipping Points are bringing change to the climate crisis” now on YouTube
And earlier this month, the University acted as host to the Conference 2025 – Global Tipping Points:
Global Tipping points
Accelerating action to ensure a socially just transformation
Our conference is a ‘call to action’ to the research community, policymakers, and business to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of tipping points and to accelerate the required action. The Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology will co-host the Global Tipping Points Conference in July 2025.
The example University of Exeter researchers have used is the Eco Hub at Exmouth’s Community | Sideshore project – itself the inspiration for an eco-hub for Sidmouth.
This is the presentation made at the Tipping Point Conference:
With more from the Sideshore project on their social media pages.
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