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Rutgers: Scientists Question the Use of "Tipping Point" Metaphor in Climate Change Discussions
December 04, 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:

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The concept may be confusing the public and inhibiting action, researchers say

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By Kitta MacPherson

A group of scientists, including researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Princeton University and Carleton University, has questioned the accuracy and utility of the metaphor "tipping point" in calling attention . . .

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