A Global Stocktake to update on the world’s progress towards goals set down in the Paris Agreement shows notable ambition, although not enough ambition or follow-through to keep on a 1.5° C trajectory. One of the upcoming milestones required to stay on track is for the world to reach peak global emissions by 2025. The nearness of this deadline highlights an important reality in addressing climate change – the world is working on mitigating an issue that will bring catastrophic consequences if unmitigated, and we will only know whether we’re back on target long after the actions we are discussing today may be completed.