Preprints
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2588
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2588
21 Feb 2024
 | 21 Feb 2024

The Long Game to mitigate earth system tipping points

Avit Bhowmik, Mark S. McCaffrey, and Oliver Kunkel

Abstract. The devastating impacts of triggering earth system tipping points are unfolding, not only in physical and infrastructural losses and damages, but also in increasing eco-anxiety and trauma. Here we present and discuss “The Long Game”, i.e. a concept of gamifying education for triggering action at scale and self- efficacy as well as facilitating active engagements in real-world socio-ecological projects through collaborations with transformation actors. The Long Game can serve as a pedagogical entry point for hosting and fostering unlearning and double loop learning processes in the education system. This in turn can trigger self-reinforcing positive social tipping across wider socio-behavioral, economic, technological and political domains for rapid mitigation of earth system tipping points as well as for healing eco-anxiety and trauma.

Publisher's note: Copernicus Publications remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims made in the text, published maps, institutional affiliations, or any other geographical representation in this preprint. The responsibility to include appropriate place names lies with the authors.
Avit Bhowmik, Mark S. McCaffrey, and Oliver Kunkel

Status: final response (author comments only)

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2588', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 May 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Avit Bhowmik, 16 Sep 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2588', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Jun 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Avit Bhowmik, 16 Sep 2024
Avit Bhowmik, Mark S. McCaffrey, and Oliver Kunkel
Avit Bhowmik, Mark S. McCaffrey, and Oliver Kunkel

Viewed

Total article views: 500 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
359 90 51 500 17 19
  • HTML: 359
  • PDF: 90
  • XML: 51
  • Total: 500
  • BibTeX: 17
  • EndNote: 19
Views and downloads (calculated since 21 Feb 2024)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 21 Feb 2024)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 495 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 495 with geography defined and 0 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 11 Oct 2024
Download
Short summary
Triggering positive social tipping requires leverage points. Education can create action at scale and self-efficacy and initiate active hope to trigger positive tipping dynamics across societies.