The World, Re-Energized
The shift to clean energy is unfolding faster than most realize — and despite worries to the contrary. Leaders must reckon with the implications of this accelerating transition to ensure business success and policy progress.
Later Is Too Late: Tipping the Balance from Negative to Positive
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.
Watch Now
Watch the recording of this event which aired at COP28 on Wednesday, December 6 at 5:00 p.m. GST.
Resource Quick Links
Global Tipping Points | University of Exeter
Global Carbon Budget | University of Exeter
Adaptation Gap Report | UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
Speakers
Andrew Steer
President and CEO, Bezos Earth Fund
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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Kelly Levin
Co-Director, Systems Change Lab
Nigel Topping
UN Climate Change High-Level Champion COP26 (moderator)
Pierre Friedlingstein
Professor, University of Exeter
Rosalind Conforth
Professor, University of Reading
Tim Lenton
Professor, University of Exeter