Another eventful year has passed, and the urgency of addressing the climate crisis looms larger than ever before. Record high temperatures, extreme weather events, and other growing impacts serve as frequent reminders that the climate challenge is with us now: it can no longer be treated as a problem for the future. We find ourselves moving ever closer to the milestone years of 2030 and 2050, when many countries have set emissions reduction goals. Reaching these goals demands swifter and