Climate Leaders Toast to Keeping Hope and Taking Action

To celebrate the recent launch of the third-annual TIME100 Climate list, business leaders, politicians, and advocates from around the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for a TIME100 Impact Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 4. On the heels of a devastating hurricane in the Caribbean and just before the start of this year’s UN Climate Change Conference , the event—like the list—recognized the work of those creating innovative and actionable change in the face of a warming planet .

As the world fails to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement target , climate leaders from across industries are working overtime to make up for the lack of global governmental action . A handful of those leaders gave toasts during the dinner: some called for action, some spoke about the future, and others offere