Four good news climate stories from 2023

Including a positive way to think about tipping points.

Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
Dec. 29, 2023 • ~8 min

Climate 'tipping points' can be positive too – our report sets out how to engineer a domino effect of rapid changes

One positive change can lead to another.

Tim Lenton, Director, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter • conversation
Dec. 7, 2023 • ~7 min

Climate tipping points are nearer than you think – our new report warns of catastrophic risk

Coral reefs are already being lost, and four other vital climate systems may tip soon.

David Armstrong McKay, Researcher in Earth System Resilience, Stockholm University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~9 min

Ecological doom-loops: why ecosystem collapses may occur much sooner than expected – new research

We ran computer programs that simulate ecosystems 70,000 times and the results are very worrying.

Simon Willcock, Professor of Sustainability, Bangor University • conversation
June 22, 2023 • ~7 min

COP26: what would the world be like at 3°C of warming and how would it be different from 1.5°C?

Many scientists now think 3°C of warming is likely.

Nigel Arnell, Professor of Climate Change Science, Director of the Walker Institute, University of Reading • conversation
Nov. 2, 2021 • ~6 min

Arctic climate change – it's recent carbon emissions we should fear, not ancient methane 'time bombs'

The wet and low-lying East Siberian Arctic is likely to be a major methane source in the coming decades.

Joshua Dean, Lecturer in Biogeochemical Cycles, University of Liverpool • conversation
April 2, 2020 • ~5 min

Huge ecosystems could collapse in less than 50 years – new study

Our findings have worrying implications for the functioning of our planet.

Simon Willcock, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography, Bangor University • conversation
March 10, 2020 • ~7 min

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