The bad aspects of the climate situation in 2025Reducing pollutants might be generating bigger storms and central bank policies might be harming long-term investments in renewablesBy David Fickling / Bloomberg OpinionIt might have seemed that every piece of bad news for the global climate and energy transition this year had some sort of connection to US President Donald Trump. With fewer of them about, more sunlight reaches the ground to warm the planet and storms can become more violent. The International Energy Agency in September downgraded its estimate for potential 2030 green hydrogen capacity by about one-quarter to 37 million tonnes. ‧ Indian Coal Is Back: After years in the doldrums, India’s coal power sector looked to be in much more rude health. Do not celebrate too soon: The Indian government is planning to increase its coal generation fleet by nearly 50 percent by 2035.

Source: Taipei Times December 26, 2025 16:22 UTC