Carbon Brief handpicks and explains the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight.

Four common talking points surrounding China’s ongoing coal-power expansion and how and why the current wave of new projects might end.

Extreme heat fanning deadly wildfires in Europe has killed at least three people and caused thousands more to evacuate, the Guardian reports.

An uptick in heat extremes has caused tropical bird populations to decline by up to 38% since the 1950s, according to new analysis.