Charles III

Donald Trump

Elon Musk

Joe Biden

Nancy Pelosi

Xi Jinping

Rishi Sunak

Kamala Harris

Justin Trudeau

Narendra Modi

Bill Gates

Pope Francis

Janet Yellen

Emmanuel Macron

Olaf Scholz

Angela Merkel

Yuval Noah Harari

António Guterres

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Barack Obama

Kofi Annan

Michael Mann

James Inhofe

Greta Thunberg

David Attenborough

Giorgia Meloni

Patrick Michaels

Jane Goodall

Bjorn Lomborg

Freeman Dyson

Metaculus

"[C]limate change is just a very, very expensive form of tax."

"I believe in climate change caused by human beings. What I'm skeptical about is the glib notion that it means the end of the world as we know it."

"The clock is no longer just ticking, it is banging."

"There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change."

"The time for seeking global solutions [to climate change] is running out."

"The climate crisis is the existential threat. That's not hyperbole; it's a fact."

"[W]e are killing our planet."

Climate change is "above all, an existential crisis."

"Climate change is one of the greatest challenges mankind faces."

"If we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon."

"Humanity is on thin ice — and that ice is melting fast."

"We haven't yet exceeded the bounds of viable human civilisation, but we're getting close."

Is Climate Change an Existential Threat?

Myles Allen

Catherine Rampell

Samantha Gross

The International Energy Agency

Myles McCormick

Fatih Birol

UN Environment Programme

Katrine Petersen

Angela Picciariello

Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber

Steve Pye

Kelly Trout

Aurelien Saussay

Rachel Cleetus

Natalie Jones

Thomas Covert

Will There Be an End to Fossil Fuels, and If So When?

Biden NASA

Adam Frank

Emily Gilbert

Larissa Palethorpe

Ingo Waldmann

Andrew Fraknoi

Amaury Triaud

Hiroyuki Tako Ishikawa

Keming Zhang

Dirk Schulze-Makuch

Arwen E Nicholson

"There is no planet B [habitable to human beings]."

"I would never say we can never reach the stars and possible habitable planets."

"The discovery of Gliese 12 b is a stepping stone towards finding potentially habitable planets."

The discovery of several smaller and cooler stars is "the best bet for finding habitable planets."

"[W]e're more likely to detect planets in the habitable zone with TESS [NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite]."

Will We Find Another Inhabitable Planet?

Adam Scaife

Paulo Ceppi

Berkeley Earth

ECCC

Russell Vose

Gavin A. Schmidt

NOAA

Zeke Hausfather

Samantha Burgess

Ben Noll

James Hansen

Stephen Leahy

The Met Office

"There is a 7% chance that 2025 will rank as the warmest year on record."

"It's unlikely 2025 will be as hot as 2024."

"Years such as 2025 which aren't dominated by the warming influence of El Niño, should be cooler."

"2025 will be moderately cooler than 2024."

"It is likely that 2025 will not be as hot as recent years."

"Don't count 2025 out in the race for hottest year."

"The global mean temperature in 2025 is expected to surpass the earlier record set during the exceptionally strong 2014-2016 El Niño."

"The high January temperatures have increased the odds of 2025 being the warmest year on record."

Will 2025 Be the Hottest Year Ever Recorded?

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025, reaching a record high of 38.1 billion tonnes according to the Global Carbon Budget report produced by over 130 international scientists.</span

France 24

The Times of India

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025, reaching a record high of 38.1 billion tonnes according to the Global Carbon Budget report produced by over 130 international scientists.

The United States is heading for the highest percentage increase in emissions at 1.9%, followed by India at 1.4%, while China and the European Union are both projected to increase by 0.4% among major emitting countries.</span

Fox 28 Spokane

The United States is heading for the highest percentage increase in emissions at 1.9%, followed by India at 1.4%, while China and the European Union are both projected to increase by 0.4% among major emitting countries.

China represents 32% of global fossil CO2 emissions, the United States accounts for 13%, India contributes 8%, and the European Union is responsible for 6% of the world's total emissions in 2024.</span

Boston.com (The Boston Globe)

China represents 32% of global fossil CO2 emissions, the United States accounts for 13%, India contributes 8%, and the European Union is responsible for 6% of the world's total emissions in 2024.

The remaining carbon budget for keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius is approximately 170 billion tonnes of CO2, which will be exhausted in about four years at current emission levels.</span

The remaining carbon budget for keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius is approximately 170 billion tonnes of CO2, which will be exhausted in about four years at current emission levels.

Despite renewable energy growth, decarbonization efforts are not sufficient to offset rising global energy demand, with atmospheric CO2 concentration set to reach 425.7 parts per million in 2025.</span

Guardian

Despite renewable energy growth, decarbonization efforts are not sufficient to offset rising global energy demand, with atmospheric CO2 concentration set to reach 425.7 parts per million in 2025.

Thirty-five countries have successfully reduced emissions while maintaining economic growth over the past decade, representing twice as many nations as achieved this decoupling in the previous decade.</span

University of Exeter News

Thirty-five countries have successfully reduced emissions while maintaining economic growth over the past decade, representing twice as many nations as achieved this decoupling in the previous decade.

Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High of 38.1B Tonnes

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