Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Coverage of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the Nexus archive.
- Guest post: How a record-high ‘energy imbalance’ is driving global warming
The 2025 IGCC report reveals a record-high 10-year average of Earth's energy imbalance, driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions. Atmospheric concentrations of CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide reached new highs in 2025, with emissions reaching 56.8GtCO2e in 2024. The report highlights the accelerating pace of global warming due to human activities like fossil fuel use and deforestation.
- EM-DAT: Trump aid cuts could close database storing ‘world’s memory of disasters’
Trump's cuts to US foreign aid threaten the EM-DAT disaster database, a critical resource for climate scientists and policymakers. EM-DAT, maintained by Belgium's CRED, provides free, verified data on over 27,000 disasters and is used in IPCC reports and global disaster strategies. An open letter signed by 4,000 academics urges governments and organizations to fund the database.
- Trump celebrates after UN climate committee moves away from its most extreme global warming scenario
President Donald Trump celebrated after the UN climate committee moved away from its most extreme global warming scenario, claiming Democratic climate policies are based on wrong projections. The scenario, known as RCP8.5, is being phased out due to renewable energy growth and emissions trends. Trump accused Democrats of using climate fears to justify energy policies and government spending.
- Trump celebrates after UN climate committee moves away from its most extreme global warming scenario
President Donald Trump celebrated after the UN climate committee moved away from its most extreme global warming scenario, accusing Democrats of using climate fears to justify energy policies. The scenario, known as RCP8.5, is being phased out due to renewable energy growth and emissions trends. Trump claimed that climate change predictions were wrong and a 'con job'.