Climate Resilient Plans and Value Chains

The science of tipping points is getting more granular. That’s one of the reasons why companies are starting to build meaningful climate resilient plans and actively engage their entire value chain.

The conclusion of a recent research paper published on Science shows that even the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to well below 2°C and preferably 1.5°C is not safe as 1.5°C and above risks crossing multiple tipping points. Crossing these CTPs can generate positive feedbacks that increase the likelihood of crossing other CTPs. Currently the world is heading toward ~2 to 3°C of global warming; at best, if all net-zero pledges and nationally determined contributions are implemented it could reach just below 2°C. This would lower tipping point risks somewhat but would still be dangerous as it could trigger multiple climate tipping points.