Reinstate and strengthen climate regulations to ensure robust greenhouse gas emission controls.
Climate Change
Climate Change Risk
Assessment for this date
The rollback of key climate regulations by the U.S. EPA significantly heightens long-term climate risks and undermines global efforts to mitigate climate change.
July 30, 2025
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Risk Drivers
What is pushing the current reading.
The recent actions by the U.S. EPA to dismantle foundational climate regulations, such as the 'endangerment finding,' pose a severe threat to climate policy progress. This move not only weakens the U.S.'s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions but also sets a concerning precedent for other nations, potentially stalling global climate action. The rollback could lead to increased emissions, exacerbating extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and ecosystem degradation. Additionally, the legal challenges and international backlash could create further political and economic instability, complicating coordinated global responses to climate change.
Risk Reduction Actions
Priority actions generated from the current analysis.
Increase advocacy and public awareness campaigns to highlight the impacts of regulatory rollbacks on climate change.
Facilitate global cooperation to counteract national policy setbacks and reinforce international climate agreements.
Conduct and disseminate research on the impacts of policy changes on climate and public health.
Implement regional climate initiatives to mitigate the effects of federal policy rollbacks.
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Selected Articles
Supporting articles referenced in the latest score.
- Trump’s EPA wants to rescind milestone ‘endangerment finding’ used to fight climate change Publisher: OregonLive.com
- The EPA gives up on climate change Publisher: vox.com
- Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark ‘endangerment finding’ that allows climate regulation Publisher: The Boston Globe
- E.P.A. Moves to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change Publisher: The New York Times
- Trump’s EPA Is Taking Aim at the Legal Backbone of U.S. Climate Policy Publisher: Scientific American