While we have not technically passed 1.5 yet under the Paris Agreement, 2024 was the first year where average temperatures exceeded 1.5, and each year since is a little hotter, supercharging extreme weather and causing misery to millions of people. The past 10 consecutive years have been the hottest 10 years ever recorded. This breach of an important goal is having an emotional impact on our work.  When we signed the Paris Agreement, we thought emissions would be dropping by now, but they are still rising. And indications are that emissions will keep rising for several reasons:  1. Governments are not acting fast enough, 2.  Even though use of renewables is growing, energy demand is expanding globally, 3. The U.S. reversal on climate action under this authoritarian administration means US emissions will rise faster and U.S. pressure on the world to buy U.S. oil and gas will increase emissions (EU for example), promoting Venezuela oil. 4. Iran war—pressures on energy economy more extraction The past 10 consecutive years have been the hottest 10 years ever recorded.  Climate breakdown drove the average global temperature above the internationally agreed upon 1.5C target for the first time last year, supercharging extreme weather and causing misery to millions of people. Thought emissions would be dropping by now, still rising. But indications are that emissions will keep rising for several reasons:  1. Governments not acting fast enough.  2.  Even though use of renewables is growing, expanding energy demand globally, (cooling as temperatures rise, IT grown, crypto, data farms).  3. U.S. reversal on climate action under authoritarian and this administration—US emissions will rise faster, 4. Wars in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine and more. Come hear what each other are doing in this situation, at the local, state, federal (?), and corporate levels