INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL on Climate Change (IPCC) doesn't mince words when describing the catastrophic impact humans are having on the planet. "It is clear that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land," the latest report says. From heat waves and wildfires to downpours and floods, 2023 gave us a taste of the impacts we can expect in the coming decades and centuries. In short, it's not good news. Without very significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions starting immediately, it is very likely that global surface temperatures will exceed the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement.