How metaverse technology is catalysing action on polar ice tipping points

Sep 18, 2023

The metaverse is being used to address polar tipping points, which are irreversible changes to the Earth's climate system that could have devastating consequences. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Gail Whiteman

Professor of Sustainability, University of Exeter Business School, University of Exeter

Julienne Stroeve

Professor of Polar Observation & Modelling, University College London, and Canada C-150 Chair, University of Manitoba, Canada

Gill Einhorn

Head, Innovation and Transformation, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum

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Breaching polar tipping points: the domino effect. Image: Adapted by Arctic Basecamp from: Tipping Elements - big risks in the Earth System v1.1 2023, PIK.

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