A report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that 2025 was the third-hottest year on record, marking the first time a three-year period has exceeded the 1.5°C limit. 

Just two weeks into 2026, wildfires ravaged parts of Australia, Argentina, and South Africa, a snowstorm disrupted Europe, and floodwaters inundated Indonesia.

A statement on Wednesday by 350.org noted experts warned that, based on current warming rates, the 1.5°C heating threshold would likely be breached by the end of 2030, or over a decade earlier than previously predicted. 

“Another year in the top three hottest on record, and communities everywhere are feeling it. Extreme weather isn’t rare anymore—it’s driving up food prices, insurance premiums, water shortages, and upending daily life across the globe,” said Savio Carvalho, 350.org managing director for Campaigns and Networks. “Governments know fossil fuels are the cause of climate breakdown, yet they keep stalling on the transition. We don’t have the luxury of wasting time or taking side paths – we are running out of time.”

Meanwhile, Indonesia experienced some of the worst climate-fuelled disasters in 2025. More than 1,100 lives were lost in Sumatra after a rare tropical cyclone triggered flash floods, while 18 were killed in Bali’s worst flooding in decades. 

Bali flood victims, including a 350.org organiser, are suing the Indonesian government for damages, following an International Court of Justice ruling on state accountability for climate harms. 

Suriadi Darmoko, 350.org organiser and plaintiff in the Bali climate lawsuit, said, “Entire communities are still buried in mud. Thousands of families are still grieving and struggling to have their basic needs met. We refuse to be treated as mere climate disaster victims. 

“Our leaders have kept the world hooked on fossil fuels even as they knew decades ago it would lead to such tragedies. The Indonesian government must honour its commitments to limit temperature rise below 1.5 °C and take immediate action to phase out fossil fuels. Science and justice are on our side — we’ll make sure that big polluters pay for climate devastation.”