The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro was illuminated to show the Climate Clock, indicating the urgency to slow global warming. The clock, created by the Mercator Research Institute, displayed that there are less than 6 years remaining to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The project was brought to Brazil by the Instituto Talanoa, emphasizing the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly. Extreme weather events, such as record heat in the United States and Greece, and torrential rains causing deaths in South Korea, Colombia, and Brazil, highlight the current climate crisis.

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