A new set of scientific findings released last week by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a stark warning: Climate change is unequivocally here, and the worst is yet to come.

If you haven’t read the IPCC’s recent draft report on climate change, here’s what you missed: Scientists from across the globe confirmed that human-induced carbon dioxide emissions are the main driver of intensifying climate change, and we need a full-scale elimination of all greenhouse gas emissions to keep global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. If we surpass that threshold, we’ll encounter irreversible impacts that will lead to widespread species extinction and ecosystem collapse.