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A new report, the State of Climate Action 2025, brings sobering findings: Not one indicator of global climate progress is currently on track to hold temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C. This may not be surprising; action toward this target has been lagging for a decade. But with temperatures soaring to new highs and disasters like fires and floods rapidly intensifying, the urgency to correct course has never been clearer.
Yet it isn’t all bad news. The report also highlights changes that were unimaginable 10 years ago, like EVs surpassing one-fifth of all car sales. It underscores that rapid transformation is indeed possible with the right mixture of support. And it lays out what we must do to keep a safer future within reach. |
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The 1.5 degree C temperature threshold set under the Paris Agreement in 2015 remains the world's most critical benchmark for climate action. But why was this limit chosen? Just how close is the world to surpassing it? And what would it mean if we did? |
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People in Bogotá’s San Felipe neighborhood are walking and biking more than they used to. The streets are greener. The air is cleaner. And it's happening thanks to a unique program that’s now spreading across the city. |
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On Oct. 17, the UN body in charge of international shipping delayed a decision to start taxing the industry’s emissions amid pressures from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. While the carbon tax is off the table for now, countries and companies can still focus on new technologies and low-carbon fuels that are crucial for cutting climate pollution in the long-term.
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On Oct. 21, the European Commission put forward a formal proposal to simplify the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which could prevent delays in implementing the important legislation — designed to help protect forests globally from commodity-driven deforestation.
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“With this proposal, the Commission is creating a workaround to allow compliance with the EUDR to begin at the end of December 2025. While no tampering would have been preferable, this approach is far better than delaying enforcement another year or gutting the regulation, as some have called for.” |
— Stientje van Veldhoven
— Vice President and Regional Director, Europe, WRI |
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Solar and wind power demonstrate a critical reality for climate action: Every year that the world delays picking up the pace of change makes it harder to stay within global warming thresholds. |
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The 2025 UN climate summit (COP30) is just over two weeks away. This will be a major moment for world leaders to demonstrate progress on past pledges and put forward new plans that benefit people, nature and the climate simultaneously. Visit our resource hub for a primer on the key issues at stake. |
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🌎Soon, the world will be gathering in Belém, Brazil for the UN climate summit.
On the doorstep of the Amazon, this is a place where the pressures of development and deforestation collide. But it also has the potential to inspire the courage and cooperation the future demands. Learn more about why this location matters. |
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October 27, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT, Online
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October 28, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT, Online
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October 30, 2025
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