“Two years to save the world,” said the United Nations executive Climate Secretary Simon Stiell on April 10, 2024. The 2030 horizon of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement has now been reduced to this short period of time, raising a dramatic and urgent call to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Not surprisingly, climate events are increasing globally, from severe hurricanes and wildfires to floods and droughts. This year, Colorado State University predicts an "extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season, while Southern Africa faces food insecurity due to drought and El Niño, exemplified by Zimbabwe's crop loss of up to 80%. In my hometown Bogotá, Colombia, authorities are implementing water rationing as reservoir levels hit historic lows, impacting over 9 million residents. 

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