The overarching objective of the Glasgow Climate Pact, a bold and ambitious undertaking, is to lay the groundwork for all the world’s economies, without exception, to decisively and irreversibly achieve the remarkable feat of hitting the net zero greenhouse gas emissions mark by the year 2050. The rationale behind this audacious goal is to arrest and neutralize the increasingly dire, ominous and pervasive impact of global warming on a planetary scale, and ensure that the rise in temperatures does not exceed the precarious 1.5◦ Celsius threshold above pre industrial levels. As such, it becomes crystal clear that it is a matter of utmost urgency that we, as a collective, wholeheartedly embrace and fervently pursue the adoption of green energy technologies, in all their multifarious and sundry forms, to enable us to inexorably advance to wards a state of civilization that leaves no carbon footprint, net or otherwise. However, this formidable challenge can only be surmounted through the vigorous and concerted efforts of the scientific and engi neering communities, who must endeavor to both invent and engineer innovative, cutting-edge low- or zero-carbon energy technologies, while also seeking to optimize and augment the efficiency and efficacy of our current energy systems, all while being mindful of the imperative to optimize cost-effectiveness in the process.