Juneau airport snowfall 46.8 inches (118.9cm) December 27-30, 2025 is the highest four-day total on record, breaking the previous record of 45.9 inches (116.6cm) set Apr 1-4, 1963. Data since 1944. #akwx #Climate #Snow @spiraledu.bsky.social @alaska.bsky.social
— Rick Thoman (@alaskawx.bsky.social) 2025-12-31T17:14:14.750Z
2025 at Utqiaġvik, Alaska's northernmost community, was the eighth mildest year in more than a century of climate observations. Eight of the ten mildest years have occurred since 2016. #akwx #Arctic #Climate #ClimateChange @climatologist49.bsky.social
— Rick Thoman (@alaskawx.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T17:00:01.138Z
"[T]his year was one of the three hottest ever recorded."
"157 extreme weather events throughout 2025."
"[H]eat waves 10 times more likely this past year than they were a decade ago."
#USA #China #Iceland #Chile #Climate #FossilFuels #Forests #Water
— Harms Committed (@harmscommitted.com) 2025-12-31T15:10:03.963Z
This year has been brutal for the #climate movement.
Rollbacks, repression, & outright denial, especially in the US, have made progress feel fragile & uneven.
Which is exactly why it matters to pause & look back at what did move forward in 2025.
Here are 12 real wins 🏆, one for each month 🧵⬇️
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.323Z
January:
A Scottish court ruled the Rosebank oilfield approval unlawful, a major legal blow to one of the UK’s biggest undeveloped oil projects. ⛔🛢️
Years of community resistance & legal pressure paid off. Courts are increasingly forcing governments to follow their own #climate laws.
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.324Z
February:
A major report confirmed clean energy costs will keep falling in 2025, further undercutting fossil fuels. 💲📉
This isn’t abstract: cheaper renewables mean fewer excuses for new coal, oil, & gas, and stronger leverage for #climate campaigners everywhere.
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.325Z
March:
The Dutch government ruled out gas drilling in the Wadden Sea, one of Europe’s most sensitive ecosystems.
A clear example of environmental protection winning out over extraction, after years of public pressure to defend this UNESCO World Heritage site 🌍
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.326Z
April:
Renewables generated a record 32% of global electricity in 2024, according to @ember-energy.org.
The transition is no longer hypothetical. Clean power is already reshaping energy systems, faster than many governments expected or planned for.
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.327Z
May:
Delft joined The Hague & Utrecht in banning fossil fuel advertising in public spaces ✊
These city-level actions matter: they challenge the social licence of fossil fuel companies & treat #climate harm like other public health threats
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.328Z
June:
Insurers continued pulling back from coal mine coverage as #climate policies tightened.
Without insurance, new coal projects become unviable.
This is quiet but powerful pressure, driven by risk, regulation, and sustained campaigning.
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.329Z
July:
The world’s top UN court affirmed that international treaties compel wealthy nations to curb global warming.
This is a landmark for #ClimateJustice, strengthening legal arguments already being used by activists and communities worldwide. ⚖️
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.330Z
August:
A high court in South Africa halted an offshore drilling project after a legal challenge by coastal communities, stopping Shell and TotalEnergies in their tracks.
Another reminder: frontline resistance, backed by the law, can still stop extraction projects outright.
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.331Z
September:
Global investment in renewable energy rose 10% on 2024 levels, despite political backlash & rollbacks.
Capital is moving. Even hostile governments are struggling to slow the economic momentum behind clean energy.
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.332Z
October:
A French court ruled that TotalEnergies misled consumers over its #climate claims.
Greenwashing is no longer risk-free. Courts are beginning to treat deceptive climate marketing as a serious legal issue.
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.333Z
November:
Britain became the world’s largest economy to commit to ending new oil and gas exploration.
A decision shaped by years of public campaigning, and a signal that “no new fossil fuels” is entering the policy mainstream 🥳
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.334Z
December:
Thanks to the efforts of @peopleandplanet.bsky.social eight more UK universities cut recruitment ties with the fossil fuel industry.
A cultural shift, driven from below: students & staff challenging the normalisation of fossil fuel careers inside public institutions ✊🎉
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.335Z
Taken together, these wins tell a clear story
Renewables keep getting cheaper💚
Fossil fuel projects keep losing in court ⚖️
& grassroots pressure keeps translating into real limits on extraction✊
The setbacks are real, but so is the momentum, built month by month by people who refuse to give up!
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T09:08:12.336Z
“Erecting billions of dollars of real estate in harm’s way ultimately costs all of us. The barrier island boom has often inflated hurricane damage, helping fuel Florida’s soaring property insurance rates and saddling taxpayers statewide with the growing tab for shoring up coastlines.”
— Dr. Jeff Masters (@drjeffmasters.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T00:21:48.861Z
Early look at December 2025 temperatures around the #Arctic courtesy @khaustein.bsky.social. Way above average the entire Arctic Ocean basin plus Greenland and nearby areas in Canada. Below normal central/western Siberia and the coldest Dec in decades in parts of northwest North America. #Climate
— Rick Thoman (@alaskawx.bsky.social) 2025-12-30T21:42:04.348Z
"The hot drought conditions that drive elevated tree mortality are projected to frequently emerge during a typical dry season 20 to 40 years from now"
#ClimateEmergency
— Dr. Aaron Thierry (@thierryaaron.bsky.social) 2025-12-31T00:25:10.135Z
#News: #Coral #reefs have shaped Earth’s #climate for 250 million years, driving recovery from carbon shocks, evolution of marine #animals. Their decline today brings huge loss, unless we intervene now 🧐🌊 #ClimateChange #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social theconversation.com/coral-reefs-...
— Palm Oil Detectives | #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife (@palmoildetect.bsky.social) 2025-12-31T14:01:03.647Z
New study by Hu et al. reveals #IndonesianThroughflow’s nonlinear response to #CO2, with a rapid decline after crossing a #TippingPoint. The first point may be approaching, signaling a potential climate #Tipping element with implications for global #climate.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
— Nature Communications (@natcomms.nature.com) 2025-12-31T04:12:11.940Z
It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope #Climate
— Climate Tracker (@climate.skyfleet.blue) 2025-12-31T14:23:36.774Z
One of my #Climate resolutions this year is to get better at soy cookery & to share what I learn.
Also: growing 200 row ft of soy for edamame and other uses.
There’s not a market for it here, but I realized frozen edamame is costing us a lot at the store. 🌱
What are y’all’s climate resolutions?
— Amy Hayes (@tangentsafari.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T17:15:09.792Z
Why is New Year’s so #cold in #Florida? It’s simple. There’s a big mountain of warm air (relative to normal) over Greenland and Eastern Canada. That is blocking cold air from moving east through Canada and instead it’s being rerouted (like a detour) into the Deep South.
— Jeff Berardelli (@weatherprof.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T00:29:22.236Z
— Dr Paul Dorfman (@drpauldorfman.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T13:27:36.660Z
Funny that #climate #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
— Blair Palese (@blairpalese.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T02:54:27.455Z
Record UK solar plants to come online in 2026.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/31/u...
— Dr Paul Dorfman (@drpauldorfman.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T13:23:45.751Z
Planning approvals for battery, wind, and solar projects in Great Britain (GB) have almost doubled over the past year, with more than 45GW of capacity approved in 20251. This is 96% higher than last year’s 23GW, and enough to power 12.9 million homes.
www.cornwall-insight.com/press-and-me...
— Dr Paul Dorfman (@drpauldorfman.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T13:22:18.571Z
Mongabay's investigative journalism logged 870+ impacts in 2025—exposing Amazon crimes, driving indictments in Brazil, and empowering Indigenous communities to protect their lands.
— Bri Chapman - for people and planet 💖 (@brichapman.com) 2026-01-01T17:44:00.717Z
Feed: "Talking Climate"
By: Katharine Hayhoe on Wednesday, December 31, 2025
— Longtail News (@longtail.news) 2026-01-01T15:46:36.580476+00:00
HAPPY NEW YEAR
and one where we choose to dig deeper, sideways and expand on what we know to shape a world where people and nature thrive.
#OurFuture #newyear #photography #nature #climate #forest #forestfriends
— digging deeper, sideways & expanding (@digging-deeper-fof.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T13:54:50.525Z
HAPPY NEW YEAR
and one where we choose to claim the world as ours and reject everything that harms us and nature.
#OurFuture #newyear #photography #nature #climate #scape #clouds
— IT'S OUR WORLD (@its-our-world.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T13:14:03.752Z
And lastly, here are totals from 2020. Once more like in 2021 and 2022, global temperature averages were about 1.2°C to 1.3°C above preindustrial conditions: