Climate transition, emergencies and energy security  Let us begin with the latter, which remains the fundamental compass for steering medium-term action. I believe I am preaching to the choir when I say how important this is.
The environmental, economic and human risks linked to rising temperatures are well known, and it is not an issue that can be deferred to future generations.12 We have recently been reminded of the urgency of taking action by, among other things, the extreme heat wave that hit vast areas of India and neighbouring Pakistan in March and April, exposing more than one billion people to temperatures well above 40°C, with the hottest part of the year still to come.