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Research story | 2024-03-15

The end of an ERA and next steps for Earth resilience

“We are deep into the Anthropocene and recognize that Earth’s resilience needs to be taken seriously to navigate our future,” said Johan Rockström during the concluding symposium of the research project Earth Resilience in the Anthropocene, ERA.

Research news | 2024-01-23

Planetary Commons: Fostering global cooperation to safeguard critical Earth system functions

We should look at tipping elements of the Earth system as global commons, argue researchers in a new paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Research news | 2023-11-13

New research maps 14 potential evolutionary dead ends for humanity and ways to avoid them

Humankind risks getting stuck in 14 evolutionary dead ends, ranging from global climate tipping points to misaligned artificial intelligence, chemical pollution, and accelerating infectious diseases

Research news | 2023-09-13

All planetary boundaries mapped out for the first time, six of nine crossed

For the first time, an international team of scientists is able to provide a detailed outline of planetary resilience by mapping out all nine boundary processes that define a safe operating space for humanity.

Research news | 2022-12-22

Overshooting climate targets could significantly increase risk for tipping cascades

Temporarily overshooting the climate targets of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius could increase the tipping risk of several Earth system elements by more than 70 per cent, a new risk analysis study shows

General news | 2022-11-15

Centre researchers listed among the world's most influential scientists

Carl Folke, Johan Rockström, Thomas Elmqvist, Per Olsson, Max Troell and Jonathan Donges ranked as some of the globally most cited researchers

Research news | 2021-11-04

The ten most important insights from climate science

New report launched at COP26 in Glasgow summarizes the most pressing research findings and emerging insights from climate science

Research news | 2021-06-04

A better understanding of how tipping points work

Why the polar ice sheets are of particular importance for the stability of the climate system as a whole

Research news | 2021-06-02

Centre research on social tipping points inspires push for new Dutch climate strategy

Open letter to Dutch cabinet signed by over 100 NGOs, universities, grassroots organisations and artists

Research news | 2020-08-10

How extreme heat events threaten global food security

And why they can occur simultaneously in distant world regions

Research news | 2020-06-16

Collaboration in uncertain times can turn tragedy into comedy

Caring for the future can spur long-term collective action but the severity of a perceived threat is what will eventually determine whether action will be taken

Research news | 2020-04-03

Risk for armed conflict increases immediately after climate-related disasters

Study shows one third of cases erupt within seven days. Countries with political exclusion, low human development and large populations most vulnerable

Research news | 2020-02-17

With business-as-usual, the 17 SDGs will not be achieved by 2030 or even 2050

Trying to reach the goals under current business-as-usual will come at a heavy price on the planetary boundaries

Research news | 2020-01-22

Social tipping mechanisms could spark societal change

Changes in opinions and behaviour can trigger a global sustainability transformation

Research news | 2019-07-25

It’s all about the safe operating space

Ten years after the original publication of the Planetary Boundaries concept, researchers makes an in-depth analysis of academic research and discussion generated by the concept

Research news | 2018-06-26

Better to be safe than sorry?

Profit-maximizing approaches are most likely to produce outcomes that harm people or the environment. But it depends on the circumstances whether a sustainable or a safe approach is most suitable, new study argues

Research news | 2017-09-24

Earth system science for a new geological era

Why it is high time for a more people-centred paradigm in Earth System science to better study the challenges of the Anthropocene

Research news | 2016-09-30

Cooling conflict in climate disasters

PNAS study examines if climate-related disasters increase the risk of conflict outbreaks

Research news | 2016-04-14

Py-unicorn unites

New open source Python software package offers new perspectives to old network analyses

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