It’s hard to believe it but we’re now in the year 2025, a quarter of the way through the 21st century! Here’s what to expect in 2025.

Like a lot of people I’ve been trying to make sense of what happened in 2024. Incumbent government after incumbent government was voted out, Donald Trump was re-elected as US President, and key global environmental summits ended in relative failure in Baku, Cali and Busan.

So what lessons can we take from these events? Here’s a theory, for the West at least. Sure saving endangered species and protecting the planet for future generations sounds nice, but if you are struggling to put food on the table for your kids it’s probably not top of mind when you cast your vote.

In many ways, we’ve never had it so good. There is a sense though, that the standard of living we enjoy today is to the detriment of future generations. A boom fuelled by coal, oil and gas has pumped billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere, filled our oceans with plastic, decimated our forests, and been a catastrophe for the vast majority of species we share Planet Earth with.

How do we stay positive in the face of such a dire situation? Here are three reasons why I'm optimistic.

Happy New Year! Let’s start the year on a positive note. Yes, 2023 wasn’t a great year for climate action but there are reasons to be hopeful as we head into 2024.