EU leaders took a step forward on their 2040 climate goal and the UN’s shipping body delayed carbon pricing after US pressure ...

Extreme” wildfires emitted more than 8bn tonnes of carbon dioxide during the 2024-25 “global fire season”, according to a new ...

Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the “transition away from fossil fuels”.

Cutting emissions in line with the 1.5C warming limit, rather than following current climate policies, could curb long-term sea level rise by 64cm.

Only half of China’s provinces have finalised new rules for pricing wind and solar power, according to Carbon Brief analysis ...

The amount of forest lost around the world has reduced by millions of hectares each year in recent decades, says a UN report.

The US and Qatar have warned the EU that “its trade, investment and energy supplies will be harmed unless the bloc walks back tough new climate and human rights rules” ...

The world has reached its first climate “tipping point” with warm-water coral reefs, and more climate news from the week.

We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email ...

Der Spiegel reports that the German government will extend the tax exemption for electric cars by five years, preventing it from expiring in January 2026, with finance minister Lars Klingbeil saying ...