Counting the Cost 2025: A year of climate breakdown

New report identifies the ten most expensive and impactful climate disasters of the year.

2025 was marked by a series of devastating climate events, from heatwaves that pushed the limits of human survival, to record-breaking hurricanes that overwhelmed disaster response systems, and catastrophic rainfall and droughts that wreaked havoc on vulnerable communities, according to a new Christian Aid report, Counting the Cost 2025. 

The report underscores the escalating cost of climate change, with fossil fuel companies playing a central role in driving the crisis. The cost of climate inaction is equally clear, as communities continue to bear the brunt of a crisis that could have been averted with urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.