Jakarta, Sept. 11 -- Climate warnings are becoming more precise. The harder task is turning those warnings into decisions and action while there is still time to prevent or reduce damage.

A forecast has practical value only if it changes what governments, businesses, and communities do before a hazard peaks. The longer action is delayed, the fewer choices remain.

The urgency is clear. The United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off Target estimates that current policies put the world on a path toward 2.8 degrees Celsius of warming this century.

Even with full implementation of countries' Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, warming is projected at 2.3 to 2.5 degrees Cels...