tipping point

The authors of this paper show that with medium estimates for damage functions, global damages are in the range of 10% to 12% of GDP by 2100 in a baseline scenario with 3 °C temperature change, and about 2% in a well-below 2 °C scenario. Read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) will “accelerate” action on sustainable energy and ensure that in the next five years “more than half of the tipping points for crucial green technologies will have been met” according to a report published today (20 January 2023) by the Grantham Research Institute and Systemiq.  Read more

The authors of this paper develop a new model to estimate the economic impacts of climate tipping points, such as disintegration of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Read more

Exceeding tipping points in the climate system could lead to a measurable increase in the economic impacts of climate change,... Read more

We live in a world characterized by discontinuities, where thresholds for abrupt and irreversible change are omnipresent, both in economic... Read more

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Abstract International efforts to provide global public goods often face the challenges of coordinating national contributions and distributing costs equitably... Read more

Working Paper 34 Abstract International efforts to provide global public goods often face the challenges of coordinating national contributions and distributing... Read more