GTF 2025 | Opening Ceremony - Johan Rockström

`The only currency that matters now is speed and scale.’ At the GREENTECH FESTIVAL 2025, Johan Rockström delivered a powerful keynote calling for urgent, science-based action to safeguard humanity's future. Drawing from the latest Earth system science, Rockström warned that we are approaching or already crossing key planetary tipping points — including ice sheet destabilization, ocean warming, and biosphere collapse. With global temperatures accelerating and natural systems losing their buffering capacity, we are leaving the safe operating space that allowed human civilization to thrive for 12,000 years. But there is still hope. Rockström outlined a path to a safe landing through rapid decarbonization, planetary stewardship, and breakthrough innovation — urging governments, businesses, and innovators to seize this narrow but critical window of opportunity.