<p>It is important to understand the risk of tipping points under the current climatic situation. To help increase scientific focus on this subject, Thomas Stocker, University of Bern, Switzerland hopes the IPCC will reserve a chapter in the next assessment report to tipping points in the Earth system.</p>

It is important to understand the risk of tipping points under the current climatic situation. To help increase scientific focus on this subject, Thomas Stocker, University of Bern, Switzerland hopes the IPCC will reserve a chapter in the next assessment report to tipping points in the Earth system.

Getting the IPCC to focus more on tipping

Listen to top scientists on how Earth and climate might change if we hit a tipping point. TiPES is a European science project quantifying tipping points in the Earth system in order to improve climate projections. TiPES is funded by Horizon 2020

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Getting the IPCC to focus more on tipping

Getting the IPCC to focus more on tipping