The Good Climate News That Happened in 2025

A person working on an energy storage system in Greece.

Photographer: Marios Lolos/Xinhua/Getty Images

You’d be forgiven for thinking 2025 was all bad news for the climate. Emissions were up, corporate climate progress slowed down and regulations were rolled back. But there were climate wins, too.

Today’s newsletter looks back at some of this year’s positive milestones. They’re not enough to bend the emissions curve as fast as needed, but they provide at least some momentum for the world to build on in 2026.