This University of Exeter course explores the concept of environmental and social tipping points and their potential to transform Earth and human society.

Climate change doesn't simply affect the environment, it can even have a political impact.

When any society is led to an environmental tipping point, important changes and conflicts can ensue.

While some tipping points are easy to identify, those that dwell within complicated systems, such as a human community or the Earth's climate, are not so easy to single out or control.

A professor of Climate Change and Earth System Science at the University of Exeter, Tim Lenton has dedicated his career to understanding Earth's natural systems and now, he's working to establish the early warning signs of the climate's multitudinous tipping points.

Tipping Points: Climate Change and Society provides an overview of the concept of tipping points, with case studies that illustrate where and how they function in Earth's climate systems and in human society, and how these can overlap.