Climate Crisis Accelerates: 2025 Projected as Third-Warmest Year Yet

The world is facing an escalating climate crisis, as evidenced by the latest data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service. According to the report, September 2025 was the third-hottest on record, with global average temperatures remaining stubbornly high.

The report notes that while September 2025 did not break the record set in 2023, it was only marginally cooler than the same period last year. Samantha Burgess, the strategic lead for climate at Copernicus, stated that the "global temperature context remains much the same, with persistently high land and sea surface temperatures reflecting the continuing influence of greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere."

Worryingly, scientists expect that 2025 will be the third-hottest year on record, following the extraordinary heat of 2024 and 2023. This ongoing trend of record-breaking temperatures is a stark reminder of the urgent need for nations to take decisive action to curb greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change.

As the world gathers for the annual UN climate negotiations next month, the pressure is on for major economies to accelerate their emissions reduction efforts. The reality is that current efforts are not enough to avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis, and many countries are still approving new fossil fuel projects, further exacerbating the problem.