12–15 October 2026 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Global Tipping Points Conference 2026
From Understanding to Imagination to Action: Crossing Thresholds for a Thriving Planet
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Important dates & announcements
- RegistrationClosed
- Action Workshop and Resesarch SessionsOpen for Registration
- Excursion Trip - CancelledDue to worsening haze and unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings across Malaysia
Conference Programme
What's On
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Opening of Global Tipping Points Conference 2026
Opening of the Global Tipping Points Conference 2026
Keynote Address
Plenary 1: The Science of Global Tipping Points
Moment of Silence
Lightning Talk: Frontline Realities of Tipping Points
Plenary 2: The Art and the Science of Catalysing Positive Tipping Points - Choosing Transformation Before Crisis Chooses It for Us
Fireside Chat: Driving Positive Social Tipping Points in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainties
Fireside Chat: Leadership That Tips Energy Systems
Fireside Chat: In conversation with Johan Rockström
Plenary 3: The X Factor-Leadership for Positive Tipping Points
Wrap up by Emcee
Film Premiere: How to Live on Earth by Open Planet Studios
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Welcome and the Day Ahead
Plenary 4: Outmanoeuvred and Outspent - Fighting Back Against the Industries Driving Us Towards Tipping Points
Plenary 5: The Power of Nature
Plenary 6: Faith, Values and Culture as Enablers of Tipping Points
Action Workshops
Research session
High-level roundtable - From Thresholds to Flourishing: Towards a Life Flourishing Index
Plenary 7: No Health, No Wealth, No Happiness
Fireside Chat: Accelerating Positive Tipping Points with The Earthshot Prize
Poster Exhibit
Street Food Dinner at Sunway Lagoon Beach
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Plenary 8: It’s All About the Money – How to Catalyse Tipping Points
Plenary 9: Law and Legal Action to Catalyse Positive Tipping Points in Human Systems
Plenary 10: Getting Ahead of Black Swans – Turning the Energy Crisis and AI Arms Race into an Opportunity
Report Launch - Infrastructure for Planetary Health 2026: Translating Theory into Practice
Action Workshops
Research Sessions
REACH - Advancing Research for Climate and Health in Asia
High-Level Roundtable - From Thresholds to Flourishing: Towards a Life Flourishing Index
Lightning Talk: Who Will Speak for the Tigers?
Fireside Chat: Peace Dividends and Health Security
Lightning Talk: Sport, Climate Change and Health
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Welcome and Recap of Day 3
Fireside Chat – Finance for Positive Tipping Points
Plenary 11: Change is Possible – Cities and Bioregions as Ground Zero for Tipping Points
Fireside Chat: Peace Train to a Living Planet: Can Hope, Faith and Music Tip the World Towards a Better Future?
Launch of Faith Toolkit
Plenary 12: Bringing It All Together — The Road to Potsdam and a 2028 Asia Tipping Points Report
Closing and Word of Thanks
Thank You from Co-Chair and Wrap Up
The Kuala Lumpur Tipping Points Declaration
The Kuala Lumpur Tipping Points Declaration was adopted on 15 October 2026 at the Global Tipping Points Conference at Sunway University. It was signed off by 521 participants from 37 countries, and it is the first time the conference has been held in Asia.
The core argument: The science of physical tipping points is accepted, so the declaration turns to what it will take to trigger positive societal tipping points in time. Finance, business, education, law, technology, health, peace, communication and values must move together. The declaration stresses that physical, social, economic and fiscal tipping points are interlinked, and that Asia is both heavily exposed and central to the response.
Commitments by sector: The declaration calls on scientists, business leaders, communicators, investors, faith leaders, health professionals, financial regulators, lawyers, governments, regional bodies and cities to act within their own sphere. Government commitments include removing fossil fuel subsidies, pricing carbon, building fiscal room before shocks and phasing out fossil fuels. There is also a specific commitment to AI that strengthens human agency and operates within planetary limits.
Next steps: The outputs are handed to the Potsdam Institute for the 2027 conference in Germany, and an Asia Tipping Points report is planned for 2028.
KL Tipping Points DeclarationThree Pathways to Change
Understanding the Shift
Clarifying what is changing in the world today, including climate and nature risks, as well as social and economic pressures that affect health, food security and stability.
Igniting Imagination
Exploring how culture, faith, creativity and moral leadership help people, communities and institutions transition into reformation.
Speaker Highlights
What are Global Tipping Points
The Global Tipping Points initiative, led by Prof. Tim Lenton, is a global research and policy effort focused on understanding critical thresholds in the Earth system where small changes can trigger large, irreversible shifts in climate, ecosystems, and human societies.
It identifies both dangerous and positive tipping points that could rapidly accelerate solutions like clean energy adoption or ecosystem restoration. The initiative aims to translate cutting-edge science into actionable pathways for governments, finance, and society to trigger rapid transformations toward a stable climate and a healthier planet.
To learn more about Global Tipping Points, visit global-tipping-points.org
“Systems that once seemed immovable can suddenly shift.”
Words from Our Co-Chairs
“The Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 is a great opportunity for a bunch of us to come together as businesses, as thinkers, as policymakers, both to wrestle down the incredible risks we're running in crossing tipping points in the Earth system—our life support system—but also how can we together seize the positive tipping point opportunities to accelerate us out of trouble and into a healthier, happier, flourishing future together.”
Tim Lenton
Co-Chair · Founding Director, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
Moments That Matter
Sustainability
Our Sustainability Commitment
Practical steps to lighten the conference's footprint, from seed paper lanyards to plant based menus.
- Lanyards with a life beyond the conference
- Rethinking what's on the plate
- Understanding our travel footprint
- Making use of what's already here
- Take the commitments home
Accommodation and Activities
Enjoy special rates and explore fun activities. Let us inspire your visit to Sunway City, Malaysia
Sunway Lagoon Hotel
Preferred delegate rates. Check-in 9 Oct · Check-out 18 Oct 2026.
Jalan 11/15, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Sunway Pyramid
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