He must act very quickly or the mountain of contrary evidence will bury the entire scheme.
Ah ha! There is the reason for the urgency. If you are going to jump out in front of a parade and yell "follow me!" you must do it before the parade gets to its destination. Now is the time to get out in front of the stop-warming parade because climate stabilization / cooling is upon us. The O-child doesn't want to miss the golden opportunity to claim "See, my policies worked!!!"