Welcome to Cropped, a newsletter that explains the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight.

The warming impact of hydrogen has been “overlooked” in projections of climate change, authors of the latest “global hydrogen budget” say.

China’s coal demand is set to drop by 2027, cancelling out effects of the Trump administration’s coal-friendly policies, according to the IEA ...

EU walks back 2035 all-electric target, permitting some new combustion engine cars, and more climate news from the past 24 hours.

Guest authors explore how Greenland’s ice sheets fared over the 12 months, including the evidence that the territory’s summer melting season is lengthening.

China’s central and local governments, as well as state-owned enterprises, are busy preparing for the next five-year planning ...

More than a quarter of new cars sold worldwide in 2025 were electric, according to new analysis from thinktank Ember, reports BusinessGreen.

A scenario that meets the “net-zero by 2050” goal would be the “cheapest” option for the UK, according to the National Energy ...

Shenzhen, Zhenjiang, Xiamen and Nanchang – approached developing low-carbon policies over the course of almost a decade ...

The Spanish government has “urged the European Commission not to weaken the bloc’s 2035 ban on new CO2-emitting cars”, reports Reuters ...

While air conditioning may be appropriate in certain contexts research has shown that a universal focus on technical solutions risks deepening inequality ...