This Year in Climate: 2025

This Year in Climate: 2025

Author: Climate One from The Commonwealth Club December 19, 2025 Duration: 59:22
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2025 has been a doozy in so many ways. And climate news has been no exception. Climate One hosts Ariana Brocious and Kousha Navidar look back at what the year has meant for climate progress: the good, the bad, the ugly — and the joyful. According to the World Meteorological Organization, 2025 will go down as one of the top three warmest years in the 176-year observational record. Climate-change-fueled extreme weather continues to wreak havoc on communities across the world. And yet, it’s not all bad news.  As Bill McKibben points out, we now live on a planet where the cheapest form of energy basically comes from pointing a piece of glass at the sun. And globally, renewable energy surpassed coal for the first time ever. Despite the federal government’s attacks on climate science and policy, local climate action is still happening across the country and globe, and each of us holds power to make change. Guests: Adrienne Heinz, Clinical Research Psychologist, Stanford University School of Medicine Roxanne Brown, Vice President at Large, United Steelworkers Pattie Gonia, Drag Queen and environmentalistFor show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org Highlights: 00:00 - Intro 02:00 – 2025 has been the year of AI 04:30 – Trump admin attack on science, climate and environmental regs and rules 06:45 – Good news on renewables and the rise of China as an electrostate 08:30 – New York implements congestion pricing 10:00 – US has removed itself from global climate negotiations 12:45 – Remembering Jane Goodall 15:30 – Adrienne Heinz on how to support yourself and others after a weather disaster 25:30 – Roxanne Brown on how Trump’s pullback of IRA, BIL and CHIPS acts have hurt American workers and industry 34:00 – Growing threat of disinformation in climate conversations 36:30 – Pattie Gonia on how drag performance fits in with their climate and environmental activism 51:00 – How joy is strategic 53:30 – A look ahead at 2026 ***** Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you’ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today at patreon.com/ClimateOne.  Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Official 2025 Trailer: Climate One [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00
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Tracking Trump’s Attack on Environmental Protections [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:32
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San José Mayor Matt Mahan: Live from SF Climate Week [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Duration: 57:28
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Congressman Jared Huffman: Live from SF Climate Week [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:11
Rep. Jared Huffman has represented California’s 2nd District — from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border — for over a decade. During that time, he has championed climate issues and fought to protect California’s p…
REWIND: Staycation: All I Ever Wanted [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:50
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Duration: 36:39
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Duration: 58:38
Since its creation under President Richard Nixon in 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has worked to reduce pollution and toxic exposures to ensure that Americans have clean air, clean water and clean soil. T…
Net Gains: Saving Seafood Before It’s Too Late [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:19
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AI’s Power Demands: Do We Really Have the Energy for This? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:16
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