THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNANCE & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS TO BUILD RESILIENCE BY ACCELERATING FAST CLIMATE MITIGATION ACTIONS TO SLOW NEAR-TERM WARMING AND SELF-REINFORCING CLIMATE FEEDBACKS, AVOID CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE AND SOCIETAL TIPPING POINTS, AND LIMIT GLOBAL TEMPERATURE TO 1.5C - OR AT LEAST KEEP THIS TEMPERATURE GUARDRAIL IN SIGHT.