Reply to Keen et al.: Dietz et al. modeling of climate tipping points is informative even if estimates are a probable lower bound

Simon Dietz^{1

2}, James Rising³, Thomas Stoerk², Gernot Wagner^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom.
² Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom.
³ College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.
⁴ Department of Environmental Studies, New York University, New York, NY 10003.
⁵ Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York, NY 10003.

Comment

Simon Dietz et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022.

. 2022 May 24;119(21):e2201191119.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.2201191119. Epub 2022 May 19.

Simon Dietz^{1

2}, James Rising³, Thomas Stoerk², Gernot Wagner^{4

5}

¹ Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom.
² Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom.
³ College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.
⁴ Department of Environmental Studies, New York University, New York, NY 10003.
⁵ Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York, NY 10003.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interest.

Economic impacts of tipping points in the climate system.
Dietz S, Rising J, Stoerk T, Wagner G. Dietz S, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Aug 24;118(34):e2103081118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2103081118. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021. PMID: 34400500 Free PMC article.
Estimates of economic and environmental damages from tipping points cannot be reconciled with the scientific literature.
Keen S, Lenton TM, Garrett TJ, Rae JWB, Hanley BP, Grasselli M. Keen S, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 May 24;119(21):e2117308119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2117308119. Epub 2022 May 19. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022. PMID: 35588449 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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