Download or read book Climate Tipping Points Insights for Effective Policy Action written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-02 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report reviews evidence that overshooting 1.5°C may push the earth over several tipping points, leading to irreversible and severe changes in the climate system. If triggered, tipping point impacts will rapidly cascade through socio-economic and ecological systems, leading to severe effects on human and natural systems and imposing important challenges for human adaptation.