/r/climate/

r/climate

281k members
r/climate is a subreddit with 281k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses climate, climate change, energy, ocean, and renewable energy, and they frequently recommend/review charities.
Truthful and accurate information about the world's climate, as well as related activism and politics

Popular Themes in r/climate

#1
News
: "Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System | The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research."
149 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: ""Mornings and nights no longer exist" at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India. "Poor people don't have the luxury of worrying about the heat.""
6 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Ask a Climate Therapist: Is it still ‘catastrophizing’ if the threat is real?"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "New solar desalination breakthrough makes fresh water without toxic brine. This sunlight-powered desalination breakthrough turns seawater into fresh water while harvesting valuable minerals. Leftover materials could even become a source of valuable lithium for batteries."
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Ban the use off AI to protect our environment and save our planet"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "What's driving up your expenses? Many Americans say climate change."
1 post

Popular Topics in r/climate

#1

Climate

: "Why are so many Democrats going quiet on Climate change: The common wisdom says it's a losing issue. Evidence suggests it actually helps Democrats."
133 posts
#2

Climate Change

: "How Big Oil Wrecked Your Summer: Climate Change is making it increasingly hard to have fun in the sun—and the leading fossil fuel corporations have long known this was going to happen."
101 posts
#3

Energy

: "Donald Trump, Accidental Environmentalist | By driving oil prices through the roof, he’s finally giving alternative Energy some badly-needed stimulus. Too bad the economic benefit goes mainly to China."
39 posts
#4

Ocean

: "Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US Ocean monitoring system will leave world ‘flying blind’ | US news"
17 posts
#5

Renewable Energy

: "Renewable Groups Sue to End Pentagon’s ‘Total Halt’ of Wind Power | More than 100 planned wind farms in 21 states are now stalled indefinitely as the Pentagon delays military reviews once seen as routine."
15 posts
#6

Heatwave

: "‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: Europe’s deadly, early Heatwave is smashing records"
15 posts
#7

Global Warming

: "Americans are still skeptical humans are causing climate change. Less than half of Americans believe the Earth is warming as a direct result of human activity, new data from Pew Research shows, and 12% of Americans don't believe the Earth is warming at all."
13 posts
#8

Fossil Fuels

: "A hotter planet means we need to stop giving so much Colorado River water to cows. Instead, we're talking about killing Lake Powell. This is how we run out of water."
12 posts
#9

El Nino

: "El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires"
12 posts
#10

Carbon

: "Warming unlocks ancient Carbon in Tibetan permafrost, triggering climate tipping point. Warming of 2–4 degrees Celsius triggers a self-reinforcing cycle of Carbon release that could significantly accelerate climate change, according to the work."
11 posts

Products Discussed in r/climate

Charities

1 review
#1
Americares
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/climate

#1
politics
: "Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System | The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research."
12 posts
#2
science
: "3,400 deaths in a day: India's extreme heat days are deadlier than we imagined"
3 posts
#3
activism
: "Young Americans demand court halt Trump’s biggest rollbacks of pollution protections | Suit says administration is impinging on rights to life and liberty by worsening planet-warming and toxic pollution"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/climate

Yearly
+27k members(10.7%)

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Last updated: June 15, 2026