2025 Among Hottest Years on Record as COP30 Summit Begins

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Above: An entrance at COP30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Brazil, on Nov. 3, 2025. Image copyright: Pablo Porciuncula/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Climate-skeptic narrative

Climate change is a challenge, not a catastrophe, and the real threat is energy poverty that keeps billions in darkness. Media coverage distorts climate science while ignoring CO2's massive benefits like global greening and improved crop yields, all while renewable energy mandates create unreliable power grids that threaten economic prosperity and human flourishing.

The Oxford Blue Trump U.S. Department of Energy

Climate-concerned narrative

The planet is experiencing an unprecedented streak of record-breaking temperatures with 2025 ranking among the hottest years ever recorded. Global temperatures have risen 1.42C above pre-industrial levels, making the Paris Agreement's 1.5C target virtually impossible without overshooting. Extreme weather events are devastating communities worldwide while political leaders deny reality.

Independent Sky News