Author: TIPMIP Team

This week, the TIPMIP management team connected with our global community through two online webinars—held at different times to make sure people from all regions could join. Both sessions covered the same updates, and we loved seeing the energy and engagement from everyone who attended. If you missed the live…

We are excited to share that the pre-print for our TIPMIP Earth System Model experiment protocol, led by TIPMIP-ESM domain leads Colin Jones, Shuting Yang, Torben Koening, and other engaged colleagues, is currently being reviewed for publication! This protocol provides a simple, idealized framework for comparing ESM simulations that move…

The release of the Global Tipping Points Report 2025 has prompted a parliamentary discussion in the German Bundestag. The report highlights that, at the current 1.4°C of global warming, warm-water coral reefs have already begun crossing their thermal tipping points and are undergoing widespread dieback. In light of these findings,…

The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 — a comprehensive international assessment of critical climate thresholds — has been released, offering both a clear warning and a roadmap for transformative change. One of its goals is to inform and provide guidance for discussions at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference…

We are excited to “welcome” a familiar face to the TIPMIP-ESM Domain workforce: Karoline Ramin. Karoline studied Physics at the University of Potsdam and was one of the original members of the TIPMIP core team, having joined the project in 2023 as a student assistant. Her face is a familiar…

The TIPMIP Team is very pleased to share that Delphine Tardif will join the team as a biosphere modeler for the TIPMIP-BIOSPHERE domain. Delphine holds a Master’s degree in Geology and started working as a geostatistician in Brazil before completing a PhD in Paleoclimate Modelling at the Physical Institute of…

Interested in what’s new with TIPMIP? Join us on 18. Nov. for two “TIPMIP for All” online webinars with the TIPMIP Management Team who will discuss, among other things: Further details will be announced via the TIPMIP listserv, including Zoom sign-ups. Check back here in September for more information or…

Up-to-date information can be found on the event webpage. We encourage all interested in attending the event to join the TIPMIP general email listerv in order to remain up-to-date. Questions should be directed to tipmip-events@pik-potsdam.de.

After submission to Earth System Dynamics, the TIPMIP Framework Paper : The Tipping Points Modelling Intercomparison Project (TIPMIP): Assessing tipping point risks in the Earth system is available for community review! This is the framing paper which outlines the motivations and trajectories for the broader project, and precedes the publication…

The TIPMIP community is actively working to raise awareness of Earth System Tipping Points (ESTPs) and to inform decision-makers. One example is the science-for-policy brief “ESTPs are a threat to Europe”, published by the Joint Research Centre, a Directorate-General of the European Commission, and included authors from the TIPMIP Management…