Imagine a world in which humans turn a blind eye to climate change. The air is thick, hot and polluted with the upward shifts in global temperatures, and extreme weather has led coastal regions to the verge of destruction. Food and water security is threatened, increasing prices and causing diseases to soar exponentially. Natural disasters, droughts and storms increase, posing hazards to ecosystems and livelihoods and severely impacting homes and jobs. In the present, we are