Today in climate change (14 November 2025)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

WMO at COP30 https://wmo.int/site/wmo-cop30

Climate tipping points are close: scientists urge radical action before it’s too late https://theconversation.com/climate-tipping-points-are-close-scientists-urge-radical-action-before-its-too-late-268931

Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/09/climate-disasters-displaced-250-million-people-in-past-10-years-un-report-finds

The Path to COP30 https://www.wri.org/un-climate-change-conference-resource-hub

COP30 https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/cop30

The UN climate summits are working – just not in the way their critics think https://theconversation.com/the-un-climate-summits-are-working-just-not-in-the-way-their-critics-think-268953

2025 set to be second or third warmest year on record, continuing exceptionally high warming trend https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/2025-set-be-second-or-third-warmest-year-record-continuing-exceptionally-high-warming-trend

Adaptation is moving up the climate agenda. COP30 must get serious about financing it https://zcralliance.org/blogs/cop30-adaptation-finance/

Agenda for Cop30 agreed as crucial climate talks begin – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2025/nov/10/cop30-climate-talks-brazil-belem-latest-news-updates

COP30 kicks off 10 years on from the Paris Agreement. Where is the world at? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-11/how-the-world-changed-ten-years-from-the-paris-agreement/105915560

China’s Emissions Have Been Trending Down for 18 Months https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-emissions-decline

Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems https://crews-initiative.org/

As global climate action threatens to stall, can Australia step up at COP30 in Brazil? https://theconversation.com/as-global-climate-action-threatens-to-stall-can-australia-step-up-at-cop30-in-brazil-267430

Extreme Heat Risk Governance Toolkit and Framework https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/extreme-heat-risk-governance-toolkit-and-framework

Torres Strait Islanders appeal federal court decision on landmark climate case https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-11/climate-case-appeal/105990864

The Pacific won a landmark climate case at the world’s top court. Now they want countries to act https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/the-pacific-won-a-landmark-climate-case-at-the-worlds-top-court-now-they-want-countries-to-act/

People in Middle-Income Countries Say Climate Change Is Affecting Their Community https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/11/05/people-in-middle-income-countries-say-climate-change-is-affecting-their-community/

Climate change expands wildfire danger worldwide: New study warns of unprecedented risks in the coming decades https://www.cmcc.it/article/climate-change-expands-wildfire-danger-worldwide-new-study-warns-of-unprecedented-risks-in-the-coming-decades

Preparing cities for a changing climate https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/prepare-cities-for-changing-climate-and-meet-sustainable-development-goals

Canada, Singapore and UK Among Countries Most Prepared for Climate Change, BloombergNEF’s New Ranking of Climate Adaptation Preparedness Finds https://about.bnef.com/insights/nature-and-agriculture/climate-adaptation-scorecard/

Fossil fuel CO₂ emissions hit record high in 2025 https://phys.org/news/2025-11-fossil-fuel-emissions-high.html

Latest versions of open access climate visuals by Professor Ed Hawkins https://ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visuals/indicators.html

World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/13/world-still-on-track-for-catastrophic-26c-temperature-rise-report-finds

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