2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #37

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Posted on 14 September 2025 by BaerbelW, John Hartz, Doug Bostrom

A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, September 7, 2025 thru Sat, September 13, 2025.

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Policy and Politics (9 articles)

• Chevron’s Boss Says the World Will Need Oil for a ‘Long, Long Time’^[3] “Mike Wirth, who has seen many booms and busts over the more than 40 years he has been with the energy giant, said that ‘when the world stops using oil and gas, we’ll stop looking for it’.” US Economy, The New York Times, Q&A by Jordyn Holman, Aug 31, 2025.
• Politicians now talk of climate ‘pragmatism’ to delay action-new study^[4] The Conversation, Steve Westlake, Sep 04, 2025.
• Former staffers of Climate.gov are attempting to launch a new site: Climate.us^[5] Climate.gov went dark after cuts from the Trump administration. Now, a group of former employees are trying to revive it under a new domain. NPR Topics: Climate, Mary Louise Kelly, Sep 04, 2025.
• The Energy Sector Has Spent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on Lobbying This Year. Watchdogs Say That’s Only Half The Story^[6] “Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds” Fossil Fuels, Inside Climate News, Aidan Hughes, Sep 8, 2025.
• Top US Energy Official Lobbies for Fossil Fuels in Europe^[7] “European climate experts say the pro-fossil fuel arguments are based on climate disinformation.” Fossil Fuels, Inside Climate News, Bob Berwyn, Sep 9, 2025.
• Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds^[8] “Figure calculated by Oil Change International has more than doubled since 2017 but is likely a vast understatement” Fossil Fuels, The Guardian, Dharna Noor, Sep 9, 2025.
• Feds try to dodge lawsuit against their bogus climate report^[9] Meanwhile, Congress is trying to keep serious scientists from weighing in. Ars Technica, John Timmer, Sep 12, 2025.
• EPA will halt greenhouse gas reporting for big polluters^[10] Critics say the move would erase data that’s needed for future climate rules. E & E News, Jean Chemnick, Sep 12, 2025.
• Orsted Sues Trump Administration in Fight to Restart Its Blocked Wind Farm^[11] “The Danish company behind Revolution Wind, a $6 billion project off Rhode Island, said the federal government had unlawfully halted work on the wind farm.” The New York Times, Brad Plumer & Karen Zraick, Dec 4, 2025.

Climate Science and Research (5 articles)

• When is a climate model ‘good enough?’^[12] Models will always have bugs. How do scientists decide which ones are most important and how many is too many? EOS, Saima May Sidik, Sep 10, 2025.
• Geoengineering Won’t Save Us From Global Warming, New Study Says^[13] “The research by a team of top ice and climate scientists debunks some speculative technological climate fixes for preserving the polar ice caps.” Science, Inside Climate News, Bob Berwyn, Sep 10, 2025.
• World’s Largest Fossil Fuel and Cement Producers Are Responsible for About Half the Intensity of Recent Heat Waves, New Study Shows^[14] “Scientists say such source attribution could help power litigation aimed at holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for damages from heat waves and other extreme weather linked to climate change.” Fossil Fuels, Inside Climate News, Dana Drugmand, Sep 10, 2025.
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #37 2025^[15] In this week’s edition highlights we see the long arm of the laws of physics, as rivers in Alaska are polluted by sulfides liberated as permafrost degrades. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Sep 11, 2025.
• Utility-Scale Solar Can Withstand Severe Hailstorms. Here’s How^[16] stow’ mode, panels can tolerate run-ins with even large balls of ice.” Inside, Clean Energy, inside Climate News, Dan Gearino, Sep 12, 2025.

Climate Change Impacts (5 articles)

• Why fire “season” is now all year long^[17] “And how wildland firefighters are trying to keep up.” Vox Video, Dolly Li, Aug 28, 2025.
• Photos: Greenland’s melting Arctic ice^[18] MPPR EnvrionmeR News, Kerem Yücel, Aug 30, 2025.
• Climate crisis will increase frequency of lightning-sparked wildfires, study finds^[19] These wildfires tend to burn in more remote areas and grow larger faster, posing a higher risk to public safety and health The Guardian, Eric Holthaus, Sep 06, 2025.
• Layla`s final year of school was disrupted by floods and fires. The toll of climate disasters on children is only getting worse^[20] Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people The Guardian, Krishani Dhanji, Sep 10, 2025.
• One dead and thousands without power as Tokyo receives half a month’s rainfall in one hour^[21] “Central parts of city receive around 100mm of rain in a single hour, breaking records in several districts” https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/rainfall-tokyo-power-cut-latest-b2825147.html, Stuti Mishra, Sep 12, 2025.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (4 articles)

• What you need to know about AI and climate change^[22] “We take a hard look at the good, the bad, and the whoa of AI.” Energy, Yale Climate Connections, Daisy Simmons, Sep 4, 2025.
• The Whimbrel and the Wind Turbines: Capable of Coexistence?^[23] The Nature Conservancy and the College of William and Mary are researching potential conflicts with Dominion Energy’s offshore wind project. Inside Climate News, Charles Paullin, Sept 8, 2025.
• ‘China Is the Engine’ Driving Nations Away From Fossil Fuels, Report Says^[24] “Its vast investment in solar, wind and batteries is on track to end an era of global growth in the use of coal, oil and gas, the researchers said.” Climate, New York Times, Max Bearak, Sep 8, 2025.
• Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work^[25] Engineers have been trying to perfect the technology for years but the maximum effect it could manage is far short of what the planet needs The Guardian, Paul Brown, Sep 12, 2025.

Miscellaneous (2 articles)

• 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #36^[26] A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, August 31, 2025 thru Sat, September 6, 2025. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler, John Hartz & Doug Bostrom, Sep 07, 2025.
• Are FOSSIL FUELS really all that bad??^[27] “Just have a Think” on Youtube, Dave Borlace, Sep 7, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (2 article)

• The raw temperature deal^[28] Temperature records are adjusted for changes in measurement techniques over time, but the net effect on global temperatures is small The Climate Brink, Zeke Hausfather, Sep 08, 2025.
• Fact brief – Has Arctic sea ice recovered?^[29] No – Arctic sea ice, in both extent and volume, continues to decline.. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Sep 9, 2025.

Health Aspects of Climate Change (1 article)

• Global Warming Is Fueling Dengue Fever Outbreaks^[30] “Rising temperatures have caused as many as 4.6 million extra dengue cases each year, and will cause many more by 2050, a new study finds.” Justice & Health. Inside Climate News , Anika Jane Beamer, Sep 12, 2025.

Climate Education and Communication (1 article)

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2. ^{^} 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #37 (skepticalscience.com)
3. ^{^} Chevron’s Boss Says the World Will Need Oil for a ‘Long, Long Time’ (www.nytimes.com)
4. ^{^} Politicians now talk of climate ‘pragmatism’ to delay action-new study (theconversation.com)
5. ^{^} Former staffers of Climate.gov are attempting to launch a new site: Climate.us (www.npr.org)
6. ^{^} The Energy Sector Has Spent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on Lobbying This Year. Watchdogs Say That’s Only Half The Story (insideclimatenews.org)
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8. ^{^} Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
9. ^{^} Feds try to dodge lawsuit against their bogus climate report (arstechnica.com)
10. ^{^} EPA will halt greenhouse gas reporting for big polluters (www.eenews.net)
11. ^{^} Orsted Sues Trump Administration in Fight to Restart Its Blocked Wind Farm (www.nytimes.com)
12. ^{^} When is a climate model ‘good enough?’ (eos.org)
13. ^{^} Geoengineering Won’t Save Us From Global Warming, New Study Says (insideclimatenews.org)
14. ^{^} World’s Largest Fossil Fuel and Cement Producers Are Responsible for About Half the Intensity of Recent Heat Waves, New Study Shows (insideclimatenews.org)
15. ^{^} Skeptical Science New Research for Week #37 2025 (skepticalscience.com)
16. ^{^} Utility-Scale Solar Can Withstand Severe Hailstorms. Here’s How (insideclimatenews.org)
17. ^{^} Why fire “season” is now all year long (www.vox.com)
18. ^{^} Photos: Greenland’s melting Arctic ice (www.mprnews.org)
19. ^{^} Climate crisis will increase frequency of lightning-sparked wildfires, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
20. ^{^} Layla`s final year of school was disrupted by floods and fires. The toll of climate disasters on children is only getting worse (www.theguardian.com)
21. ^{^} One dead and thousands without power as Tokyo receives half a month’s rainfall in one hour (www.independent.co.uk)
22. ^{^} What you need to know about AI and climate change (insideclimatenews.org)
23. ^{^} The Whimbrel and the Wind Turbines: Capable of Coexistence? (insideclimatenews.org)
24. ^{^} ‘China Is the Engine’ Driving Nations Away From Fossil Fuels, Report Says (www.nytimes.com)
25. ^{^} Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work (www.theguardian.com)
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29. ^{^} Fact brief – Has Arctic sea ice recovered? (skepticalscience.com)
30. ^{^} Global Warming Is Fueling Dengue Fever Outbreaks (insideclimatenews.org)
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