The science is clear, so why aren’t we listening?

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—which brings together 270 scientists and experts from 67 countries—presented its latest report on April 4, laying out the need for major and near-term transitions in the global energy sector in order to avoid the catastrophic consequences that would come with allowing global warming to exceed 1.5 C by 2030, as the world is currently en route to surpass.