Climate tipping points

A new study by the University of Exeter warns that the Earth is on the verge of five environmental threats unless individuals significantly reduce their lifestyle carbon footprints

Tipping points 
A Warm-water coral reefs
B Greenland ice sheet
C West Antarctic ice sheet
D Permafrost
E north Atlantic circulation

D B E A C 
D A A A A
Gulf stream: Melting Greenland ice sheet could lead to shift in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which delivers heat to gulf stream 

Lifestyle carbon footprints*

00.00 (tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent per person, 2019)

       Food  Housing  Personal transport Consumers goods, leisure, services

Canada 1.68 3.05 4.99 3.90  13.62
Finland 1.83 1.57 3.65 2.58 9.63
UK 1.59 1.89 3.25 1.75 8.48 
Japan 1.40 2.43 1.97 2.27 8.07
China 1.33 1.19 1.20 1.25 
S. Africa 1.71 1.04 1.20
Turkey 1.21 1.69 1.01 0.95 4.86
Brazil 1.88 0.50 / 0.64 / 0.22 3.24
India .78 0.43 1.73/0.01 2.95
Indonesia 0.80 0.59 0.57 0.25

2°
+1.5°C
1°
0°
Paris Agreement target: To limit global warming to under 1.5°C by 2050 – 0.7 tonnes CO2 per person

*Ten surveyed countries, excluding U.S. 

Sources: University of Exeter, Hot or Cool Institute, Chatham House © GRAPHIC NEWS