That would condemn us to a hellscapeof temperature rises of at least 2.7 degrees above pre-industrial levels.Meanwhile, the OECD just reported a gap of at least $20 billion in essential and promised climate finance to developing countries.We are weeks away from the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow, but seemingly light years away from reaching our targets. We must get serious. And we must act fast.

Climate scientists tell us it’s not too lateto keep alive the 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Climate Agreement. But the window is rapidly closing.We need a 45 per cent cut in emissions by 2030. Yet a recent UN report made clear that with present national climate commitments, emissions willgo upby 16% by 2030.

We see the warning signs in every continent and region.Scorching temperatures. Shocking biodiversity loss.Polluted air, water and natural spaces. And climate-related disasters at every turn.As we saw recently, not even this city—the financial capital of the world—is immune.

The climate alarm bells are also ringing at fever pitch. The recent reportof the IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change was a code redfor humanity.

The climate crisis is pummeling the planet.