Clean technology mandates can slash prices and carbon emissions to spark cascade of positive tipping points
Governments can start a global cascade of “positive tipping points” to cut prices and carbon emissions by using mandates to...
Professor Tim Lenton
Global South cities lack cooling green spaces
Cities in the Global South are more exposed to extreme heat because they lack cooling green spaces, new research shows....
Countries need to co-operate on migration as climate crisis worsens
Humanity must rethink migration as the climate crisis drives rapid global changes, researchers say. With significant migration expected – and...
Insight into one of life’s earliest ancestors revealed in new study
An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol has shed light on Earth’s earliest ecosystem, showing that...
Exeter experts to speak at Glastonbury
Three University of Exeter climate experts will speak at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Professor Richard Betts MBE, Professor Tim Lenton...
Gartner and Exeter identify “tipping point” opportunities in low-carbon technologies for executive leaders
Business leaders can identify “tipping points” to lead their industries in the adoption of low-carbon technologies, according to a new...
New economic thinking maps route to low-carbon future
A switch to “dynamic” economic thinking could drive a more cost-effective transition to a low-carbon economy, and help tackle the...
Actuaries call for policymakers to consider risk of climate ‘ruin’
Actuaries are calling for more realistic climate risk assessments. This includes the “risk of ruin”: the point past which global...
Exeter researcher awarded Hoffmann Fellowship to develop positive tipping points work
A new Hoffmann Fellowship on positive tipping points has been awarded to one of the lead authors of the widely-acclaimed...