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The Union of Concerned Scientists and a broad coalition of experts argue that the EPA's proposal to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding is contrary to scientific evidence and the public interest. They assert that human-caused climate change is indisputable and causes severe harms to public health, the economy, and the environment. The authors specifically criticize the EPA's reliance on a Department of Energy report they describe as unscientific and inaccurate, while urging the agency to maintain regulations on heat-trapping emissions to meet global climate goals.

Based on a May 2025 survey of 1,040 adults, the report finds that government corruption (54%), the cost of living (48%), and the economy (47%) are the top worries for Americans. In contrast, only 29% of the general population is very worried about global warming. The study highlights deep polarization: the 'Alarmed' group is highly concerned about climate change (92%), while the 'Doubtful' and 'Dismissive' groups report 0% high concern. The report suggests that climate communicators can broaden appeal by connecting climate action to economic opportunities, energy costs, and government accountability.

The analysis argues that fossil fuel producers are overestimating future demand, as oil, gas, and coal are each expected to slow or peak in the coming years due to the rise of electric vehicles and renewable energy.

The Canadian Climate Institute calls for urgent federal action to address climate threats to health, security, and economic competitiveness. The organization proposes six policy priorities: modernizing industrial carbon pricing, enacting the Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit, maintaining the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, finalizing oil and gas methane regulations, establishing a climate investment taxonomy, and applying resilience criteria for federally supported housing.

The author contends that 'net zero' is an uninspiring and technical term that has been weaponised by opposition as an 'elitist' agenda. Instead of focusing on abstract targets, the document suggests communicating climate action through tangible community improvements—such as solar panels on leisure centres and school tree planting—and highlighting achievements like the fact that renewable energy now powers 50% of the UK energy mix. This statement serves as an introduction to the 'Britain Talks Climate and Nature' report, which aims to move away from polarising language toward a blueprint for a prosperous future.

The report addresses the integrity problems inherent in carbon offsets, noting that no mechanism can entirely guarantee permanence or additionality. It proposes moving away from treating offsets as perfect and instead using an 'equivalence' concept to determine how many imperfect offsets equal one perfect offset based on carbon concentrations or warming potential. The author suggests that acknowledging these risks can prevent the abandonment of offsets that still provide value, such as delaying tipping points, provided that claims (like net-zero) are adjusted to reflect uncertainty and avoided damages.

August 2025 was the third warmest August globally on record, with all ten warmest Augusts occurring since 2015. In the United States, 98% of analyzed cities have experienced fall warming, and as of September 9, at least 60% of the country faces abnormally dry or drought conditions. A record-breaking marine heatwave in the North Pacific Ocean, attributed to climate change, is expected to persist into October.

The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor reveals that major companies are increasing their use of carbon removals, often relying on low-quality, non-permanent solutions without sufficient transparency. The report highlights issues of double-counting between corporations and governments and argues that carbon removals are being used as a 'licence to pollute' rather than as a supplement to essential emissions cuts.

The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG-P) announced a partnership on 9 September 2025 to merge and align their greenhouse gas accounting frameworks. The collaboration focuses on three core areas: corporate footprints, product footprints, and project-level GHG accounting. While the authors welcome the potential for a unified global framework to reduce fragmentation and reporting burdens, they warn that harmonisation must not lead to the dilution of standards. Specifically, they argue that carbon credits must not be treated as substitutes for direct emission reductions and that scope 3 accounting must not be artificially lowered through certificate trading. The authors also emphasize that the governance of the new standards must be transparent and inclusive to prevent the overrepresentation of large corporate interests, suggesting a model that combines ISO's regulatory recognition with GHG-P's transparency and stakeholder breadth.

Between March 2021 and May 2025, Americans increasingly shifted their primary news consumption from traditional TV toward online sources, particularly social media. This trend was most pronounced among the 'Concerned' and 'Alarmed' segments of the Six Americas framework. The report highlights the risk of climate misinformation on social media, noting a shift from denying climate change to denying the effectiveness of climate solutions.

A May 2025 survey of 1,040 U.S. adults found that while 82% of Americans believe homeowners insurance costs are increasing, only 48% attribute this rise to global warming. In contrast, 69% link the increases to disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires. Other highly cited drivers include inflation (70%) and insurance company profits (69%). A significant political divide exists regarding the role of global warming, with 71% of liberal Democrats and only 27-28% of Republicans acknowledging its contribution.

China is transitioning from a focus on adding renewable capacity to building a "new electricity system" that integrates high levels of variable energy. In 2024, China invested $625 billion USD in clean energy, significantly outpacing other major regions. This shift, combined with expanding electrification in industry, transport, and buildings, is contributing to a structural decline in fossil fuel generation. By the first half of 2025, combined wind and solar generation surpassed the combined output of hydro, nuclear, and bioenergy, and total installed capacity for these sources exceeded that of coal for the first time.

China's massive scale in producing solar, wind, batteries, and electric vehicles has significantly lowered global costs, with solar module prices falling over 70% between 2022 and mid-2025. This manufacturing capacity allows China to potentially supply the entire world's solar needs for 2030 as defined by the IEA. These affordable technologies are facilitating an 'energy leapfrog' in emerging markets across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where some countries now have higher solar shares in power generation than the US. Consequently, China's own fossil fuel demand is approaching a plateau, and the global demand for fossil fuels is projected to be in structural decline by 2030.

The document argues that the climate emergency requires broad public participation in daily life and positions the upcoming 2025 public participation strategy from the Department for Security, Energy and Net Zero (DESNZ) as a critical mechanism to harness existing projects and networks. It aims to guide DESNZ in integrating established work and insights to ensure people are central to achieving a sustainable and fair future.

A May 2025 survey of 1,040 U.S. adults found that while 82% believe homeowners insurance costs are increasing, only 48% attribute this rise to global warming. Other factors, including inflation (70%), corporate profits (69%), and weather-related disasters (69%), are more widely cited as contributors. A significant political divide exists: 71% of liberal Democrats and 61% of moderate/conservative Democrats link global warming to rising costs, compared to only 27% of liberal/moderate Republicans and 28% of conservative Republicans.

In July 2025, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a 'climate factor' to be added to its collateral framework, which will discount the value of assets used as guarantees by banks based on climate-related risks. The factor employs a three-tier analysis covering asset-level vulnerability (based on residual maturity), company-level transition risk (using carbon intensity and decarbonization targets), and sector-level stress (based on Eurosystem climate stress test data). While the measure aims to disincentivize the use of carbon-intensive assets, the author warns of methodological flaws in the company-level analysis—such as the use of carbon intensity over absolute emissions and a 'best-in-class' approach—that may shield some polluting companies. Currently, the factor applies only to marketable assets from non-financial corporations and affiliated entities, representing less than 5% of pledged collateral, though it may signal a broader shift in how European banks price climate risk ahead of its mid-2026 implementation.

The document analyzes the operational resurgence of IS-WAP, highlighting its use of surveillance and combat drones, its 'Burning of the camps' campaign targeting military bases, and its logistical ties with IS-SP. It argues that a deteriorating regional security architecture, exacerbated by political instability in Niger and the withdrawal of foreign troops, is facilitating the expansion of militant Islamist groups across the Sahel and towards coastal West African states.

Carbon Market Watch warns that allowing international carbon credits in the EU's 2040 climate target could lead to the outsourcing of 140 million to 430 million tonnes of emissions. The organization highlights two interpretations of the Commission's '3% of 1990 EU net emissions' proposal: a cumulative scenario (Scenario 1) and a build-up scenario (Scenario 2). Both would result in higher EU emissions than a fully domestic approach and impose significant costs—ranging from €7 billion to over €30 billion—diverting funds from domestic decarbonization and climate finance. The document further contends that such credits undermine the 2040 target, risk exacerbating inequalities in the Global South, and contradict previous impact assessments favoring a domestic 90-95% net emission reduction.

Carbon Market Watch argues that indirect cost compensation under the EU ETS should be phased out rather than expanded to new sectors. The organization identifies several flaws in the current State aid guidelines, including the use of fossil-fuel-only generation capacity to determine CO2 emission factors and a lack of transparency regarding which companies receive aid. It specifically warns that including primary plastics and organic chemicals in the compensation scheme would subsidize fossil-fuel-reliant production and undermine circular economy efforts.

The policy brief analyzes a June 2025 non-paper from 16 EU member states seeking reforms to the ETS2, the emissions trading system for buildings and road transport. The authors argue that while some suggestions—such as publishing more data and starting auctions early—are low-risk, proposals to modify the MSR2 trigger mechanisms, extend its lifetime beyond 2031, or strengthen price controls would increase the total volume of allowances in the market. Because MSR2 allowances are already additional to the emissions cap, the brief contends that these reforms would lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions, weaken the investment signal for decarbonization, and potentially jeopardize the EU's overall climate goals.