King Charles lll has shown himself to be a vital and hugely influential force for mobilising every effort to save our planet. As the Prince of Wales he spent 50 years highlighting the abuse of nature and the existential threat to all we take for granted. We owe him a great deal.

A new analysis of the climate crisis suggests that the Earth is approaching ‘dangerous’ climate change even earlier than expected. A team of scientists have analysed 16 potential climate tipping points and conclude that the Earth may have left a ‘safe’ climate state beyond 1°C global warming.

Tipping points are not a new idea, but they have great potential in understanding the climate crisis and how we can work together positively to avert the coming environmental crisis.

We face dark times. Very dark times. All of us. They will be darker times than almost all of us can visualise or have ever experienced. But few seem to realise the true enormity of what we all confront, let alone how to come to terms with this. For the vast majority of us it is unthinkable.

Professor Tim Lenton, Director of the Global Systems Institute at Exeter University, talks to TTU’s Chris Langdon about how we must all face up to the climate reality. He says we can all be empowered by the opportunities in triggering positive social tipping points to avert climate crisis.