It has been 30 years since world leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro and agreed on a set of measures to start the global mobilization against human-caused climate change and to meet the imperative of a more sustainable development model.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has turned the world upside down. But it has also shown us that, when there is a political consensus for action, human ingenuity and innovation can be deployed at the scale and speed needed to meet global challenges.