  Vital parts of the climate system, such as the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, are
at risk even within the aspired aims of the Paris Agreement to limit global
temperature rise to 1.5 -- 2{\deg}C. These so-called natural tipping elements
are characterized by rapid qualitative shifts in their states once a critical
threshold, e.g., of global mean temperature, is transgressed. We argue that the
prevention of such unwanted tipping through effective climate policies may
critically depend on cascading Domino effects from (anticipated) climate
impacts to emission reductions via wanted social tipping in attitudes,
behaviors and policies. Specifically, the latter has recently been noted as a
key aspect in addressing contemporary global challenges, such as climate
change, via self-amplifying positive feedbacks similar to the processes
observable in climate tipping elements. Our discussion is supported with data
on commonly observed linkages between (subjective) climate change knowledge,
concern and consequential potential action and we argue that the presence of
such interrelations serves as a necessary condition for the possibility of
rapid climate action.
