Climate Change News Digest for June 25, 2025

This digest provides a selection of recent news articles relating to climate change and other environmental issues. Click on the title to read the full article from its original source.

Recent Climate Setbacks Will Not Derail the Green Transition

Despite depressing headlines, momentum for the green transition we need is still building.

By Ani Dasgupta (World Resources Institute)

Air conditioning causes around 3% of greenhouse gas emissions. How will this change in the future?

Demand is set to triple by 2050. Can it be met in an energy-efficient way?

By Hannah Ritchie (Our World in Data)

Heat: What's the alternative to air conditioning?

Power-hungry AC units contribute to climate change and make the global heat problem worse. But solutions like passive cooling and better designs for cities can help.

By Beatrice Christofaro (Deutsche Welle)

What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?

As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other organisms.

By Matt Simon (Grist)

What Environmentalists Like Me Got Wrong About Climate Change

I came to see the gravity of my mistake: that methane is an urgent problem and that one source of it is a relatively low-hanging fruit in the fight against climate change.

By Carl Pope (New York Times)

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