Climate change
Human-caused changes to climate on Earth
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| 2025 | COP30 proposed a global carbon market coalition estimated to increase emissions reduction seven-fold over current policies and deliver $200 billion per year for clean-energy and social programs. |
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Greenhouse gas emissions
The Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) and Scientists for Global Responsibility publish a report estimating the global military sector's carbon footprint at 5.5% of global emissions, noting that these emissions are often unmeasured and excluded from greenhouse gas assessments.
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Greenhouse gas emissions
United Nations releases a report highlighting that military greenhouse gas emissions intensity is 125% higher than non-military spending, demonstrating the significant environmental impact of military expenditure.
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Climate change and infectious diseases
Potential discontinuation of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could lead to 4–11 million new HIV infections and 1–3 million HIV-related deaths between 2025 and 2030.
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| 2025 | A global carbon market coalition proposed at COP30, estimated to increase emissions reduction seven-fold and generate $200 billion annually for clean-energy and social programs. |
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Climate envoy
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) appointed James Fletcher as their climate envoy.
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International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
The journal achieved an impact factor of 5.2 according to the Journal Citation Reports, indicating its significant scientific influence in the field of greenhouse gas control research.
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| 2025 | Proposed period for calculating cumulative climate reparations from top 21 fossil fuel companies, estimated at $5.4 trillion over this timeframe. |
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Climate change in the Caribbean
Projected damage costs in Caribbean agricultural and rural areas are estimated to reach approximately US$3 million annually due to climate change impacts.
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| 2025 |
Climate change adaptation
A study was conducted revealing that private-sector climate adaptation strategies in both developed and developing countries face significant structural barriers, including governance weaknesses, exclusion, and inequality, which potentially limit the long-term sustainability of climate adaptation efforts.
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| 2025 |
Climate change and fisheries
A systematic review of small-scale marine fisheries was conducted, revealing that 67.7% of documented responses to climate- and resource-related shocks were short-term coping strategies, while 32.3% were longer-term adaptive strategies.
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| 2025 |
Effects of climate change on oceans
A scientific study projected that rising ocean temperatures and climate-driven stressors will more than double cumulative impacts on marine ecosystems by mid-century, with significant effects in Arctic, Antarctic, tropical regions, and coastal areas.
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| 2025 |
Effects of climate change on agriculture
Research by Hultgren et al. projected that each 1°C increase in global mean surface temperature could reduce global staple crop production by about 5.5x10^14 kcal annually.
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| 2025 |
Effects of climate change on agriculture
A systematic review projected that without effective adaptation measures, climate change could reduce global agricultural food production by up to 14% by 2050.
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| 2025 |
Early anthropocene
Environmental historian Jeremy Davies publishes a review arguing for formal recognition of the Anthropocene as a distinct epoch, emphasizing significant Earth-system changes since the mid-twentieth century.
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| 2025 |
Effects of climate change on small island countries
A cross-national survey of 14,710 people across 55 small-island states and territories was conducted, revealing 89% to nearly 100% acceptance of human-caused climate change among island populations.
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| 2025 |
Global Change Biology
Danielle Way, Professor at Australian National University, was appointed as the new editor-in-chief of Global Change Biology journal, succeeding Stephen P. Long. She is recognized as a world leader in studying the impact of rising temperatures and carbon dioxide on plant systems.
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| 2025 |
Economic analysis of climate change
A study explored adding global weather changes into statistical analysis of climate damages, raising estimates from 11% to 40% in 2100 under a very high emission scenario.
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| 2025 |
Marine heatwave
Northern Pacific marine heatwave occurred, classified as Category 5, lasting over 107 days with an intensity of 1.0-5.0°C and covering approximately 8 million km².
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| 2025 | Released the English edition 'Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change' through Greystone Books. |
| 2025 |
Climate change books
Release of 'A Song for the Earth' by Shannon Jade, a collection of hopeful nature poetry aimed at inspiring climate action.
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| 2025 | Syria experiences its worst humanitarian food crisis, with over 14.5 million people facing food insecurity due to a 36-year record drought that reduced wheat production by 40%. |
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Climate change and cities
Brazil committed to lowering its Greenhouse gas emissions by 37% below 2005 levels as part of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
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| 2025 | First Ice Memory ice cores are expected to be stored in the dedicated sanctuary at the French-Italian Concordia station in Antarctica, which will provide natural storage at -50 °C. |
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Wildfires in Turkey
Experts assessed Turkey's wildfire response, concluding that while air equipment was sufficient, ground forces were inadequate for effective firefighting.
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Climate change and fisheries
Scientific recommendation for more comprehensive climate and fisheries projection models, emphasizing the need to consider solar activity, volcanic aerosol forcing, and historical oceanographic data spanning at least 100 years.
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Climate change in the Middle East and North Africa
Target set to reduce per capita greenhouse gas emissions to 8.8 tCO2e.
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Mangrove tree distribution
Projected further decline of worldwide mangrove area by 25%, particularly in developing nations.
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| 2025 |
Climate migration
United Nations research estimates that over 1 billion climate and environmental migrants will be uprooted from their homes in the next 30 years, primarily from countries in the Global South.
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| 2025 |
International Tundra Experiment
Chelsea Little begins leadership of the Garibaldi Park ITEX site.
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| 2025 | Work on the National Climate Assessment halted when funding was eliminated during the second Trump Administration, interrupting the scheduled five-year reporting cycle. |
| 2025 | Start of the projected period for potential climate reparations, where the top 21 fossil fuel companies could owe cumulative climate reparations of $5.4 trillion through 2050. |
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Retreat of glaciers since 1850
Schoolroom Glacier in Grand Teton National Park is expected to completely disappear.
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| 2025 |
Climate crisis
Within weeks of his second inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration flags 'climate crisis' as a word to limit or avoid on government websites and documents.
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| 2025 |
FAO partnership with the African Union's CAADP framework aims to end hunger in Africa by this year, involving interventions like improved food production, social protection strengthening, and integrating the Right to Food into national legislation.
FAO regional workshop wraps up successfully with 11 African countries able to report their resilience to food and nutrition shocks | Agrifood Economics | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The African Union adopts ten-year strategy and action plan to transform Africa's agri-food systems and ensure food security | African Union
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| 2025 | Target year for reducing child stunting, with Central Asia, Eastern Asia, and the Caribbean regions on track to achieve their goals. |
| 2025 | Earth 300 plans to launch its innovative scientific research vessel, designed to be the largest superyacht dedicated to climate and oceanographic research. |
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Effects of climate change on small island countries
Caribbean SIDS projected to face average annual economic losses of 5%.
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Climate change and cities
End of anticipated publication window for the third Urban Climate Change Research Network assessment report.
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| December 30 2025 |
EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products
Revised date for large operators and traders to have EUDR obligations in effect.
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| December 15 2025 |
Global surface temperature
The Copernicus Programme's Earth System Science Data releases the GloSAT reference analysis, a comprehensive gridded data set of air temperature change across global land and ocean, extending back to the 1780s using marine air temperature observations.
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| November 2025 |
Climate crisis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus introduces the term 'climate overshoot'.
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| November 2025 |
Extreme event attribution
Copernicus Climate Change Service establishes a permanent attribution office designed to provide two rapid assessments of extreme weather events per month, with each assessment completed within a week of the event occurring.
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| November 2025 |
Causes of climate change
Global Carbon Budget predicted record carbon emissions of 38.1 billion tonnes from burning coal, oil, and gas, representing a 1.1 percent increase from the previous year.
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| November 2025 |
Climate policy of China
China joined the COP30 Climate Coalition proposal.
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| November 26 2025 |
EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products
EUDR was again postponed, with a decision for simplification made.
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| November 26 2025 |
EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products
EUDR implementation was further postponed, with a decision made to simplify the regulation.
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| November 10 2025 |
Abbreviations relating to climate change
COP30 conference planned to take place in Belém, Brazil, continuing the annual global climate change dialogue.
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| October 2025 |
Sea level rise
Research paper published updating the global sea level curve for the last 11,700 years, confirming sea level rise is faster than in any century over the past 4,000 years.
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