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Abstract

Social tipping points are moments when targeted interventions in collective behavior can trigger transformative shifts across society. Embedded in complex social-ecological systems, these tipping points have the potential to drive rapid, systemic change, addressing urgent challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality but also leading to negative or unintended consequences if not carefully guided.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101618
JournalOne Earth
Volume9
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
ISSN2590-3330
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20.02.2026

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

Research areas and keywords

  • Ecosystems Research
  • Transformative learning
  • Leverage (statistics)
  • Unintended consequences
  • Agency (philosophy)
  • Climate change
  • Tipping point (physics)
  • Psychological intervention
  • Inequality

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Environmental Science(all)
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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