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Positive Tipping Points happen when amplifying feedbacks or virtuous cycles become strong enough to trigger self-propelling change to a new, more sustainable system state

POSITIVE TIPPING POINTS

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TRACKING PROGRESS

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10 key sectors that are responsible for the majority of emissions:

Energy supply

Energy demand

Food, land use and nature restoration

Public opinion and engagement

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To trigger positive tipping points in these 10 areas we need to:

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TRACKING PROGRESS

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IDENTIFYING PTPs and the dynamics that drive them

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POSITIVE TIPPING POINTS: A THEORY OF CHANGE FOR POLICY MAKING

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  • Mutually reinforcing actions in three areas:
    1. Clear policy signals & enforcement;
    2. Coordination across supply chains and between key markets;
    3. Finance to support transitions in production

Tipping deforestation out of critical food supply chains (Amazon Soy)

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Reversing cascading impacts in the Amazon

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Location of examples of positive tipping points for nature

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POSITIVE TIPPING POINTS in nature and social-ecological systems

Nature holds the seeds of its own recovery with potential for cascading positive change through e.g. trophic interactions

PTPs can also occur in human-nature interactions where synergistic outcomes exist for both

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