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Why people stop believing their part matters. Why methane runs a shorter clock. Why “green” on a label now needs a receipt. Every piece is dated and every figure is sourced.
13 pieces
The loop nobody voted for.
Doubt your effort, do less, watch the total shrink, feel proved right. That loop runs on guesswork about strangers. A shared record can break it.
4 min readTrust & evidenceCall it a gift.
Company support funds climate work and buys no offset. Companies can take part now; people can keep their place.
3 min readPeople & participationThe maths of many.
Shared support adds up. Companies can take part now; people can keep their place and follow the work.
3 min readHuman agencyThe cost of caring
You still care. The missing link between a rinsed container and a change you can see wears that concern down. Another instruction will not repair it.
2 min readMethaneWhy methane. Why now.
Methane warms hard and lasts roughly a decade in the atmosphere. Cut it now, keep it cut, and near-term warming responds. Delay spends that advantage.
5 min readClimate economicsCheap is a question.
Some methane cuts pay for themselves because captured gas can be sold. Stretch that into a universal price and the conditions behind it vanish.
5 min readClaims & policyGreen claims meet a deadline.
From 27 September 2026, national rules under Directive (EU) 2024/825 apply. Offset-based neutrality claims about products join the EU list of banned practices.
5 min readEvidenceProof has a paper trail.
A climate number is only as good as the records behind it. Follow the chain from meter to headline and watch where it can snap.
5 min readMethaneUnder the surface.
Buried organic waste can make methane. Wells, pipes and flares catch and destroy some of it, and whatever escapes deserves its own number.
2 min readHuman agencyBeyond the footprint.
Your carbon footprint is an accounting boundary. Your influence runs past it, into workplaces, ballot boxes and the neighbours you organise with.
2 min readFor teamsBring your people with you.
An employee climate scheme dies in the inbox unless joining is voluntary and the follow-up names what changed.
2 min readTrustWords we have to earn.
Transparent, measurable, different. Any climate start-up can type those words in an afternoon. A reader should see what holds each one up.
2 min readOur storyThe first chapter.
ClimateCurrent opens with the reason it exists, and every page has to earn its place.
2 min readAbout the journal
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Who writes the journal?
The ClimateCurrent editorial team. Every article carries a date and links the public sources behind its figures.
Is the journal advice?
No. It explains climate science, the rules around green claims and our reasoning. It is not financial, legal or investment advice.