• Cropped 11 February 2026: Aftershocks of US withdrawals | Biodiversity and business risks | Deep-sea mining tensions Multiple Authors 02.11.26Multiple Authors 11.02.2026 | 3:51pmWe 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 newsletter. • Subscribe for free here. • This is the last edition of Cropped for 2025. • The newsletter will return on 14 January 2026. • Key developments Economic risks from nature loss RISKY BUSINESS: The “undervaluing” of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk, according to a new report covered by Carbon Brief.
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- Carbon Brief’s final 2025 “Cropped” newsletter highlights three key environmental business issues. A new IPBES report warns that companies undervaluing nature are driving biodiversity loss, which could threaten the global economy; it urges all sectors to reduce impacts. In the deep‑sea mining arena, Japan announced the first commercial extraction of rare‑earths from the seabed, while the International Seabed Authority is pressing the EU to adopt a rulebook on critical‑mineral extraction. The US, by contrast, is fast‑tracking a single permit for seabed exploitation, potentially prompting other nations to follow. The newsletter also notes concerns over deep‑sea mining’s effects on biodiversity, food security, and African economic patterns.
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