Legislators fear the impact on Utah's economy if we address the climate emergency, yet continued warming of our state will have unimaginable impacts. Waiting to take action is like a ticking time bomb whose effects, when detonated, will strike worldwide, including here in Utah. Will we finally take climate change seriously when our rivers and lakes have shrunk and we don't have the water necessary for agriculture? How about when we're suffocating under layers of dust or the cattle ranchers have no place to graze their herd? Will we act on climate when the skiers stop coming to our world-class resorts because our snow is no longer "the greatest on earth?"