Tipping Points - from climate crisis to positive transformation

12th – 14th September 2022

University of Exeter, Exeter UK

Programme

Over three days participants went on a journey from facing up to the risks from climate change tipping points to being empowered by the opportunities in triggering positive social tipping points.

A summary of the programme is provided below. Speakers can be found here.

A YouTube recording of each plenary session is available by following the relevant links:

Opening presentation from Tim Lenton and Johan Rockström (from 8:44 mins)

Climate tipping points (at 33 mins)

The great tipping points debate

Interacting tipping points across systems

Emerging Synthesis (from 2:10 mins)

Identifying Positive Tipping Points

Operationalising Positive Tipping Points

Closing synthesis

Monday – 12 September Tuesday – 13 September Wednesday – 14 September
11:00 – 12:00
Registration
9:00 – 10:30
Interacting tipping points across systems – plenary session
9:00 – 10:30
Operationalising Positive Tipping Points – plenary session
10:30 – 11:00
Tea & coffee break
10:30 – 11:00
Tea & coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Breakout parallel sessions – tipping point risks (continued)
11:00 – 12:30
Breakout parallel sessions – tipping point opportunities (continued)
12:00 – 13:00
Welcome lunch
12:30 – 13:00
Emerging synthesis
12:30 – 13:00
Closing synthesis
13:00 – 13:30
Opening – plenary session
13:00 – 14:15
Lunch, networking and Poster Session
13:00
Takeaway lunch, conference ends
13:30 – 15:00
Climate tipping points – plenary session
14:15 – 16:00
Identifying Positive Tipping Points – plenary session
14:00 – 15:30
Assessing and Anticipating Tipping Points
15:00 – 15:30
Devonshire cream tea
15:30 – 17:00
Breakout parallel sessions – tipping point risks
16:00 – 16:30
Afternoon tea
16:30 – 18:00
Breakout parallel sessions – tipping point opportunities
17:00 – 18:00
Drinks reception, networking and Poster Session
Post-conference TIPMIP workshop
18:00 – 19:00
Break
18:00 – 19:30
The great tipping points debate – public plenary session
19:00 – late
Drinks reception and
Conference dinner
A list of partners that are associated with the meeting at the University this September
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