Later Is Too Late: Tipping the Balance from Negative to Positive

  • Hybrid
  • Al Hur Stage, Action Arena 1, Global Climate Action Area, COP28 Blue Zone, Dubai, UAE
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About This Event

This climate action event will bring together scientists, political leaders, civil society and non-state actors to take stock of signals of progress and shine a light on the actions needed to tip the balance towards positive change. The event will launch the Global Tipping Points Report, the most comprehensive analysis of negative and positive tipping points ever produced.

This official UNFCCC Action Arena event is led by University of Exeter, Walker Institute in the University of Reading and RMI. It is supported by “Ahead of the Curve” — a collaboration across the climate data community to evidence how change is happening faster than we think, which includes Bain, Breakthrough Agenda, the Climate Champions Team, Energy Transitions Commission (ETC), Exponential Roadmap Initiative, Global Optimism, Mission Possible Partnership (MPP), RMI, SYSTEMIQ, Systems Change Lab, University of Exeter, and We Mean Business Coalition.

The Global Carbon Budget shows emissions rising and time running out to deliver the Paris Agreement. As global warming pushes humanity closer to dangerous tipping points, our only way out is rapid emissions cuts and triggering positive tipping points. Around the world, concerted efforts are activating positive social, economic, political and technological shifts that are driving progress towards cleaner energy and a safer future — faster than many realise. COP28 is a vital opportunity to harness exponential change and get us back on course. Because later is too late.

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Watch the recording of this event which aired at COP28 on Wednesday, December 6 at 5:00 p.m. GST. The event begins at timestamp 00:19:25.

Speakers

Andrew Steer

Andrew Steer

President and CEO, Bezos Earth Fund

Changhua Wu

Changhua Wu

Fellow, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, China

Morten Bo Christiansen

Senior Vice President, Head of Energy Transition at A.P. Moller - Maersk

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Maria Netto

Instituto Clima e Sociedade (iCS)

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Kelly Levin

Kelly Levin

Co-Director, Systems Change Lab

Nigel Topping

Nigel Topping

UN Climate Change High-Level Champion COP26 (moderator)

Pierre Friedlingstein

Pierre Friedlingstein

Professor, University of Exeter

Rosalind Conforth

Rosalind Conforth

Professor, University of Reading

Tim Lenton

Tim Lenton

Professor, University of Exeter

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