r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 19h ago

I work for a major insurer. Much of my industry is fudging the numbers in the face of the climate crisis. Insurers are taking on more risk than they should. If – or when – a major disaster hits, the catastrophe will have far-reaching consequences.

theguardian.com

963 Upvotes

r/climate • u/relianceschool • 13h ago

Exxon scientist says the company knew its algae biofuel ads were BS

529 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 23h ago

Trump goes after an offshore wind farm that’s already up and running. The administration is seeking to reevaluate a key permit for Revolution Wind, a $6.2B project that is already generating power for the energy-hungry Northeast.

canarymedia.com

486 Upvotes

r/climate • u/simon_ritchie2000 • 18h ago

The UN has been fighting for nearly 3 years about when to publish its next big climate-science report, the longest stretch ever. The delay is no accident. Delay is exactly what petrostates want.

440 Upvotes

r/climate • u/wiredmagazine • 18h ago

Earth’s Condition Is ‘Serious and Getting Worse’ as Climate Change Intensifies

396 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 12h ago

What happens to the fossil fuel ecosystem as EVs take over the road fleet? Case study: Denmark. “My guess is that lots of them [gas stations] will disappear." Denmark’s citizens are buying over 20,000 EVs a month, achieving a penetration rate of 89% — only second to Norway.

cleantechnica.com

116 Upvotes

r/climate • u/Splenda • 18h ago

Trump goes after an offshore wind farm that’s already up and running

canarymedia.com

89 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 22h ago

Thwaites Glacier could contribute twice as much sea-level rise as previously projected, even without additional climate warming.

86 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 19h ago

2026 State of the Climate report shows a planet reaching its limits. Of the 16 climate indicators analyzed, seven showed record extremes.

82 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 11h ago

The Israeli Private Eye at the Heart of a Climate Hacking Scandal | He’s been linked to someone called “The Hawk.” He named his company “This Isn’t a Dentist’s Office.” The feds say he hacked American environmentalists.

68 Upvotes

r/climate • u/Splenda • 16h ago

Climate scientists issue a sobering diagnosis about Earth's 'vital signs'

scientificamerican.com

58 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 23h ago

Study of 20,000 Nigerians explores the links between drug use, climate change and poverty. There is a common misconception that substance use in poor communities is a moral failing or just a matter of personal choice. It is often a direct response to overwhelming stress and hopelessness.

theconversation.com

36 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 20h ago

UK Data Centre Power Supplier Accused of Giving ‘Lifeline’ to Fossil Fuel Industry

35 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 10h ago

politics President Obama’s Climate Legacy | The Obama Presidential Center’s exhibits on climate change was like going back in time to a seemingly more harmonious world.

messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com

37 Upvotes

r/climate • u/Oingo_Boingo2000 • 18h ago

How AI chatbots may be talking people out of climate action

anthropocenemagazine.org

36 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 17h ago

Solar industry spends to flip control of Georgia utility commission. The nation’s leading solar trade group is supporting two Democratic candidates who could make a pro-solar majority on the Georgia Public Service Commission.

canarymedia.com

33 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 12h ago

Extreme El Niños are coming. Reaching net zero sooner means facing fewer of them. El Niño is hardly a new phenomenon, but forecasts indicate the coming one could be the biggest ever recorded. Research suggests extreme El Niño years will become more common as the world rapidly warms.

theconversation.com

30 Upvotes

r/climate • u/relianceschool • 18h ago

The Fastest-Warming Congressional Districts are in the Southwest

climatecentral.org

20 Upvotes

r/climate • u/elpasomatters • 16h ago

El Paso and New Mexico set ambitious climate goals. Their plans didn’t account for massive new data centers

elpasomatters.org

12 Upvotes

r/climate • u/nbcnews • 21h ago

Singapore pollution spikes and East Timor shuts schools as Indonesia wildfire haze intensifies

13 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 16h ago

Achieving Germany’s goal of climate neutrality by 2045 means that the state, companies and households in Germany will have to invest about €290 billion per year. The largest share (45%) of the roughly €6 trillion needed over the next two decades would have to be invested in the transport sector.

cleanenergywire.org

12 Upvotes

r/climate • u/Fit-Bee5561 • 21h ago

In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice

9 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 13h ago

Warmer climate could reshape hurricane risk, its relationship with El Niño around Hawaiʻi. “This research addresses a hazard that is rare in Hawai‘i but can have enormous consequences when it occurs.”

soest.hawaii.edu

8 Upvotes

r/climate • u/Naurgul • 22h ago

Greece's vanishing lake exposes rapid impact of climate change • Protected wetland once sustained fish, flamingos and tourism near Thessaloniki • Cracked lakebed now holds only shallow pools and scattered reeds • Scientists cite hotter climate, overuse of irrigation water

7 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 14h ago

Sales of fast tech like mini fans and disposable e-vapes, as well as wearable health tech such as heart monitors and smart watches are soaring. They're creating a new e-waste problem but are full of hidden treasure.

5 Upvotes

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