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BIGGEST ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF 2025

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The world is grappling with a host of pressing environmental

challenges that demand immediate attention and action. From climate change-

induced disasters to biodiversity loss and plastic pollution, the 15 biggest

environmental problems of 2025 paint a stark picture of the urgent need for

climate change mitigation and adaptation

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Increased emissions of greenhouse gases have led to a rapid and

steady increase in global temperatures, which in turn is causing catastrophic events all

over the world – from Australia and the US experiencing some of the most

devastating

bushfire seasons

ever recorded,

locusts swarming

across parts of Africa,

the Middle East and Asia, decimating crops, and a

heatwave in Antarctica

that saw

temperatures rise above 20C for the first time.

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The world is grappling with a host of pressing environmental challenges that

demand immediate attention and action. From climate change-induced disasters

to biodiversity loss and plastic pollution, the 15 biggest environmental problems

of 2025 paint a stark picture of the urgent need for climate change mitigation and

adaptation.

After several consecutive months of record-breaking temperatures, the

hottest-

ever summer

, and the

hottest day on record

,

2024 was recently confirmed as the hottest

year in history

, with the global average temperature 0.12C

above 2023

, the previous

warmest calendar year on record.

The global average temperatures was 1.60C above pre-industrial levels, making

it also the first calendar year that has reached more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial

level.

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This wraps up a decade of unprecedented heat globally fuelled by human

activities, with each of the past ten years (2015-2024)

being one of the ten warmest

years on record

.

What’s more, greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations

have never been so

high

. Atmospheric concentrations of all three major planet-warming gases – carbon

dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide – reached new highs in 2023, committing

the planet to rising temperatures for many years to come.

This is undoubtedly one of the biggest environmental problems of our lifetime: as

greenhouse gas emissions blanket the Earth, they trap the sun’s heat, leading to global

warming.Historic atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2). Image: WMO

(2024).

The burning of coal, natural gas, and oil for electricity and heat is the single-

largest source of global GHG emissions. These are the primary drivers of global

warming as they trap heat in the atmosphere and raising Earth’s surface temperature.

Increased emissions of greenhouse gases have led to a rapid and steady increase

in global temperatures, which in turn is causing catastrophic events all over the world

– from Australia and the US experiencing some of the most devastating

bushfire

seasons

ever recorded,

locusts swarming

across parts of Africa, the Middle East and

Asia, decimating crops, and a

heatwave in Antarctica

that saw temperatures rise above

20C for the first time.

Scientists are constantly warning that the planet has crossed a series of

tipping

points

that could have catastrophic consequences, such as advancing

permafrost melt

in Arctic

regions, the

Greenland ice sheet melting

at an unprecedented rate,

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accelerating

sixth mass extinction

, and increasing

deforestation in the Amazon

rainforest

, just to name a few.

The climate crisis is causing tropical storms and other weather events such

as

hurricanes

,

heatwaves

and

flooding

to be more intense and frequent than seen

before.

However, even if all greenhouse gas emissions were halted immediately, global

temperatures would continue to rise in the coming years. That is why it is absolutely

imperative that we start now to drastically reduce emissions, invest in renewable

energy sources, and phase our fossil fuels as fast as possible.

According to economists like Nicholas Stern, the climate crisis is a result

of

multiple market failures

.

For decade, economists and environmentalists have urged policymakers to

increase the price of activities that emit greenhouse gases. This can be done, for

example, through

carbon taxes

, which will stimulate innovations in low-carbon

technologies.

To cut emissions quickly and effectively enough, governments must not only

massively increase funding for green innovation to bring down the costs of low-carbon

energy sources but they also need to adopt a range of other policies that address each

of the other market failures.

A national carbon tax is currently implemented in

27 countries around the world

,

including various countries in the EU, Canada, Singapore, Japan, Ukraine and

Argentina. However, according to the

2019 OECD Tax Energy Use

report, current tax

structures are not adequately aligned with the pollution profile of energy sources.

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For example, the OECD suggests that carbon taxes are not harsh enough on coal

production, although it has proved to be effective for the electricity industry. A carbon

tax has been effectively implemented in

Sweden

; the carbon tax is US$127 per tonne

and has reduced emissions by 25% since 1995, while its economy has expanded 75%

in the same time period.

Members of the UN are not obligated to adhere to suggestions or

recommendations put forth by the organization. For instance, the

Paris Agreement

, a

landmark accord under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

(

UNFCCC

), outlines the necessity for countries to make substantial reductions in

greenhouse gas emissions to limit global temperature rise to below 2C by 2100, with a

preferable target of 1.5C. Participation in the agreement is voluntary, and there are

typically no tangible consequences for non-compliance.

A third of the food intended for human consumption – around 1.3 billion tons –

is wasted or lost. This is enough to feed 3 billion people.

Food waste

and loss account

for

approximately one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions annually

; if it was a

country, food waste would be the

third-largest emitter

of greenhouse gases, behind

China and the US. Food production accounts for around one-quarter (26%) of global

greenhouse gas emissions. Our World in Data.

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At the retail level, a shocking amount of food is wasted because of aesthetic reasons;

in fact, in the US, more than 50% of all produce thrown away in the US is done so

because it is deemed to be “too ugly” to be sold to consumers- this amounts to about

60 million tons of fruits and vegetables.

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