r/climate_science is a subreddit with 21k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses climate change, climate, change, warming, and study.
Climate science
Popular Themes in r/climate_science
#1
News
: "Study Finds World Can Switch to 100% Renewable Energy and Earn Back Its Investment in Just 6 Years"
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Seeking resources on climate change denial"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I am processing grief about climate change and at times I wonder if it is rational"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Anyone put much stock in the idea of carbon extraction using olivine? Climate change seems more a question of how to remove to the CO2 we’ve pumped into the atmosphere than cutting back on emissions, when CO2 would be so slow to dissipate. https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/olivine-carbon-eater"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "How much is 1 Gt Co2e?"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I have built a climate communications website. It uses my personal experience of environmental collapse in the aquaculture industry to bring 170+ scientific papers to life. I would be very grateful if you would take a look."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/climate_science
#1
Climate Change
: "Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company | Ownership transferred to a trust to ensure the company’s independence and ensure that all of its profits — some $100 million a year — are used to combat Climate Change and protect undeveloped land around the globe."
128 posts
#2
Climate
: "Scientists say the ozone may be fully healed within 50 years- Before Climate change dominated headlines globally, our deteriorating ozone was the prime ecological concern. Decades later, scientists now claim a full recovery could be on the cards before the century’s end."
82 posts
#3
Change
: "Scientists say the ozone may be fully healed within 50 years- Before climate Change dominated headlines globally, our deteriorating ozone was the prime ecological concern. Decades later, scientists now claim a full recovery could be on the cards before the century’s end."
78 posts
#4
Warming
: "The amount of heat the Earth traps has doubled in just 15 years. Approximately 90 percent of the excess energy from this imbalance ends up in the ocean. And Warming ocean temperatures lead to acidification, impacting fish and other marine biodiversity."
43 posts
#5
Study
: "A critical ocean system may be heading for collapse due to climate change, Study finds"
39 posts
#6
Methane
: "Scientists have found an extensive Methane reservoir below the permafrost seabed of the East Siberian Sea—a reservoir that could suddenly release large amounts of the potent greenhouse gas"
38 posts
#7
Glaciers
: "Melting Glaciers issue stark reminder of global warming impact"
38 posts
#8
Arctic
: "Arctic island suspends oil search - Greenland halts potentially lucrative coastal exploration, citing climate change"
38 posts
#9
Ocean
: "The amount of heat the Earth traps has doubled in just 15 years. Approximately 90 percent of the excess energy from this imbalance ends up in the Ocean. And warming Ocean temperatures lead to acidification, impacting fish and other marine biodiversity."
37 posts
#10
Greenhouse
: "Scientists have found an extensive methane reservoir below the permafrost seabed of the East Siberian Sea—a reservoir that could suddenly release large amounts of the potent Greenhouse gas"
37 posts
Flair Used in r/climate_science
#1
Not Peer Reviewed
: "The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change"
2 posts
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Last updated: June 3, 2026