On 9 August 2021, The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its starkest report yet, expressing a clear consensus on the rapid changes to global temperatures. Unless we take a transformational approach to climate change, we will continue to collectively hit the snooze button long after the last alarm bell has rung, writes Dr Adam Day for IPS News. A transformational approach recognizes that we are already beyond any of the best-case scenarios, views climate change as central to our collective security, and demands a new understanding of growth. This was republished in Our World, All Africa and others.