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2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #47
Posted on 23 November 2025 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, November 16, 2025 thru Sat, November 22, 2025.
Stories we promoted this week, by category:
International Climate Conferences and Agreements (9 articles)
- Extreme Heat, Leaks and Security Issues Roil COP30 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change raised multiple concerns about the makeshift venue in Belém. Inside Climate News, Bob Berwyn, Nov 18, 2025.
- Keeping promises on renewables, energy efficiency and methane `would avoid nearly 1C of global heating` Analysis published at Cop30 summit shows adhering to pledges offer world hope of avoiding climate breakdown The Guardian, Fiona Harvey and Jonathan Watts in Belém, Nov 19, 2025.
- At COP30 in Brazil, countries plan to armor themselves against a warming world In the eyes of many developing country leaders, the success of COP30 hinges on the billions of dollars they need to prepare for climate disasters. Grist, Zoya Teirstein, Nov 20, 2025.
- The two extraordinary young activists making me feel optimistic at Cop30 In today’s newsletter: Despite valid criticisms, the summits are filled with smart, passionate people dedicating their lives to fighting the climate crisis The Guardian, Damian Carrington in Belém, Nov 20, 2025.
- DeBriefed 21 November 2025: [COP30 DeBriefed] `Mutirão` text latest; `Roadmaps` explained; COP finish times plotted Excellent nitty-gritty reporting on the highs and lows of COP30. Carbon Brief, Carbon Brief Staff, Nov 21, 2025.
- Whitehouse tells the climate world: `Stand by your guns` As the sole federal elected official at the COP30 climate conference, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse sought to show the world that President Donald Trump’s hostility toward global climate agreements is not representative of the United States as a whole. E&E News, Amelia Davidson, Nov 21, 2025.
- Huge blaze engulfs Cop30 conference venue: Video Aerosolizing the COP30 venue is one way of slowing climate change, but we don’t recommend this as a scalable solution. The Independent News, Luke Reevey, Nov 21, 2025.
- `It`s like arguing with robots`: negotiators on the state of Cop30 talks Three representatives of developing countries speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors in Belém. The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, Nov 21, 2025.
- COP30 draft climate cover text skips mention of fossil fuel use A flashpoint has emerged in the COP with developing countries opposing the inclusion of language committing countries to a timeline on eliminating fossil fuel from their economies. The Hindu, Jacob Koshy, Nov 21, 2025
Climate Change Impacts (7 articles)
- Time’s Up: Study Says We’re At Risk Of New Ice Age An exceptionally confusing headline from Crooks & Liars will surely be fodder for climate science deniers. Crooks and Liars, Susie Madrak, Nov 16, 2025.
- The birth of the climate doula Article describes details of how our social safety net is woefully unprepared for dealing with extreme weather caused by anthropogenic climate change. Grist, Jessica Kutz, Nov 16, 2025.
- Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up Iran’s weathor and water supply tracks climate projections, igniting a wave of anachronisitc superstitions. The Guardian, Patrick Wintour, Nov 16, 2025.
- Using 6,000-year-old data, scientists uncover why Europe may face 42 extra days of summer by 2100 Phys.org, Royal Holloway, Nov 19, 2025.
- 3 massive changes you’ll see as the climate careens toward tipping points NPR Topics: Climate, Rebecca Hersher, Nov 19, 2025.
- Trump`s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most. Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change. ProPublica, Sharon Lerner, Nov 19, 2025.
- Climate change is now warming the deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean Phys.org, Paul Arnold, Nov 20, 2025.
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (3 articles)
- Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown? With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, Nov 16, 2025.
- Can we adapt to climate change? (Hint: The answer begins with ‘Y’) Potholer54 on Youtube, Peter Hadfield, Nov 16, 2025.
- You have 100 ‘energy slaves’ They pump your water, toast your bread, and move your car: Understanding the ’embedded energy’ that powers our modern lives. The Climate Brink, Andrew Dessler, Nov 18, 2025.
Climate Science and Research (2 articles)
Health Aspects of Climate Change (2 articles)
- Public Engagement with Climate Change and Health: A Global Literature Review Springer Nature, Sri Saahitya Uppalapati, Eryn Campbell, John Kotcher, Kathryn Thier, Patrick Ansah, Neha Gour & Edward Maibach , Oct 20, 2025.
- Why the Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis ClimateAdam on Youtube, Adam Levy, Nov 17, 2025.
Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (2 articles)
Climate Policy and Politics (1 article)
Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)
Miscellaneous (1 article)
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