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The Global Tipping Points Report 2025
October 18 , 2025
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- The report was released by the University of Exeter.
- Global warming is projected to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, pushing Earth toward multiple irreversible tipping points.
- Warm-water coral reefs have already passed their thermal tipping point near 1.2 degrees Celsius.
- The Amazon rainforest faces widespread dieback below 2 degrees Celsius, endangering over 100 million people.
- The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is at risk of collapse, threatening global food and water security.
- These tipping points interact in destabilising ways, creating cascading environmental and social impacts.
- Global greenhouse gas emissions must be halved by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 to prevent irreversible harm.
- Current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are insufficient and may lead to warming above 2 degrees Celsius.
- Cryosphere tipping points in Greenland and West Antarctica may already be underway.
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