ExxonMobil is suing California claiming that two new state laws that aim to fight climate change would “violate the oil company’s free speech rights” ...

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

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

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

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” ...

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 ...

Just 28% of countries have met a UN call to submit new plans on addressing nature loss – a year after the original deadline, Carbon Brief analysis shows. Several of the world’s most biodiverse ...