1) Global temperatures have risen about 1 degree Celsius since 1880 due to increased greenhouse gases from human activities like burning fossil fuels. 2) Reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants like methane, black carbon, and HFCs could significantly slow the rate of global warming over the next 25 years and increase agricultural yields. 3) Controlling emissions pathways in the near-term is important to reduce risks to current and future generations from climate change impacts, limit temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and support achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals.