Assignment task: Do you agree with this statement? Lastly, the AR6 Synthesis Report defines human impacts on climate change and the impacts (already seen as well as those to come) in detail. A chilling phrase in the report was that incremental increases in emissions and temperatures have outsized impacts on the environment and humans. These impacts, such as extreme weather events, will have widespread and pronounced impacts on billions of people, particularly those most economically and socially vulnerable. Adaptation planning offers several mitigation options that address pending food and water insecurity though barriers persist including a lack of political commitment (noted above) and lack of citizen engagement. A national/global commitment to drastic emissions reduction, resilient infrastructure, and environmental stewardship is necessary for consistent mitigation efforts.