Executive summary The health of the planet and its people are at risk. The deterioration of
the global commons—ie, the natural systems that support life on Earth—is exacerbating …

Executive summary Despite the initial hope inspired by the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world
is now dangerously close to breaching its target of limiting global multiyear mean heating to …

Climate tipping points are a topic of growing interest in climate research and a frequent
communication tool in the media to warn of dangerous climate change. Despite indications …

The dynamics of the ice sheets on glacial timescales are highly controlled by interactions
with the solid Earth, ie, the glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA). Particularly at marine ice …

The Arctic has been identified by scientists as a relatively promising venue for controversial
'solar geoengineering'–technical schemes to reflect more sunlight to counteract global …

This paper presents a dialogue between a writer and an academic about the roles and
responsibilities of universities with respect to the climate and ecological crisis. The …

We synthesize research from complementary scientific fields to address the likely future
extent and duration of the proposed Anthropocene epoch. Intensification of human-forced …

There is a diverging perception of climate tipping points, abrupt changes and surprises in
the scientific community and the public. While such dynamics have been observed in the …

Much of the discussion under the label of “climate security” focuses on potential conflicts and
disruptions in peripheral locations in the global south putatively triggered by climate change …

Bridging the gap between awareness and action on environmental issues such as climate
change often requires understanding the moderating roles of individual trust, institutional …