Comment and EnvironmentImproving our understanding of sudden climate shifts is welcome. But framing this as creating an "early-warning system" is wrong on so many levels it is hard to know where to begin, says Bill McGuire 19 March 2025 Elaine KnoxScience funding is rarely a bad thing, and when it goes towards boosting our knowledge of the greatest threat to humanity, it has to be seen as a positive. So, the 81 million slated recently by the UK Advanced Research & Invention Agency to improve understanding of highly dangerous climate tipping points is most welcome. The manner in which the giveaway is framed, however, really isnt.According to the agency, the funding will support the creation of an early-warning system (EWS) that will confidently predict when a system will tip, alongside pinning down the timing of the tipping and the consequences.