We can respond to crisis with multi-layered responses. Heat waves demand emergency public health measures AND greening cities AND weatherization AND installing heat pumps AND investing in renewables and the grid to deliver them.

Also: each of those actions can address more than one goal. Cooling centers can also be literacy centers or health clinics. Weatherization's good when it's cold as well as hot. Same for heat pumps and renewables. All of it can create jobs and foster connection.