Doomerism: Anxiety Over Current Events Impacts Mental Well-being
Seventy percent of adults feel anxious about current events, according to a recent poll, with younger generations especially affected by climate change and political instability; this "doomerism" is fueled by negative media and social media echo chambers, but focusing on short-term goals and social ...
Doomerism: Anxiety Over Current Events Impacts Mental Well-being
Seventy percent of adults feel anxious about current events, according to a recent poll, with younger generations especially affected by climate change and political instability; this "doomerism" is fueled by negative media and social media echo chambers, but focusing on short-term goals and social ...
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44% Bias Score
ProRail Cuts Heated Train Switches to Save Millions
ProRail will reduce heated train switches by half from next winter, saving \"17 million euros annually while risking more disruptions during extreme weather; this is part of a broader cost-cutting program to offset rising expenses.
ProRail Cuts Heated Train Switches to Save Millions
ProRail will reduce heated train switches by half from next winter, saving \"17 million euros annually while risking more disruptions during extreme weather; this is part of a broader cost-cutting program to offset rising expenses.
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36% Bias Score
UN Warns of Existential Land Degradation Crisis, COP16 Seeks $2.6 Trillion Investment
A UN report reveals that land degradation, primarily caused by climate change and unsustainable practices, threatens 5 billion people by 2100, prompting a global effort at COP16 in Riyadh to invest $2.6 trillion by 2030 in restoring 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land.
UN Warns of Existential Land Degradation Crisis, COP16 Seeks $2.6 Trillion Investment
A UN report reveals that land degradation, primarily caused by climate change and unsustainable practices, threatens 5 billion people by 2100, prompting a global effort at COP16 in Riyadh to invest $2.6 trillion by 2030 in restoring 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land.
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40% Bias Score
Vanuatu's Landmark Climate Case at the ICJ
Vanuatu's climate change case at the ICJ seeks to clarify the obligations of nations to combat climate change, stemming from a 2019 student initiative and arguing that major emitters' inaction constitutes a breach of international law.
Vanuatu's Landmark Climate Case at the ICJ
Vanuatu's climate change case at the ICJ seeks to clarify the obligations of nations to combat climate change, stemming from a 2019 student initiative and arguing that major emitters' inaction constitutes a breach of international law.
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44% Bias Score
Record Coffee Prices: Extreme Weather Drives Global Price Surge
Global Arabica coffee prices reached a record high of \$3.44 per pound on December 10th, 2024, driven by reduced harvests in Brazil and Vietnam due to extreme weather, leading major coffee brands to plan price increases in 2025.
Record Coffee Prices: Extreme Weather Drives Global Price Surge
Global Arabica coffee prices reached a record high of \$3.44 per pound on December 10th, 2024, driven by reduced harvests in Brazil and Vietnam due to extreme weather, leading major coffee brands to plan price increases in 2025.
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40% Bias Score
EU Climate Chief Warns of 'Geopolitical Winter' Amid Rising Global Skepticism
EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra warns of a 'geopolitical winter' hindering climate action due to rising global skepticism, especially with Donald Trump's return and the EU's carbon border tax facing resistance from major emitters. He stresses international cooperation is essential.
EU Climate Chief Warns of 'Geopolitical Winter' Amid Rising Global Skepticism
EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra warns of a 'geopolitical winter' hindering climate action due to rising global skepticism, especially with Donald Trump's return and the EU's carbon border tax facing resistance from major emitters. He stresses international cooperation is essential.
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52% Bias Score
Italy Reduces Offshore Drilling Distance, Streamlines Environmental Approvals
Italy's new environmental decree, passed December 10th, reduces the minimum distance for offshore oil and gas drilling from 12 to 9 nautical miles, streamlining environmental assessments for nationally strategic projects, despite opposition and conflicting court rulings.
Italy Reduces Offshore Drilling Distance, Streamlines Environmental Approvals
Italy's new environmental decree, passed December 10th, reduces the minimum distance for offshore oil and gas drilling from 12 to 9 nautical miles, streamlining environmental assessments for nationally strategic projects, despite opposition and conflicting court rulings.
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48% Bias Score
EDHEC Students Develop Sustainable Solutions Through Narrative Workshop
EDHEC Business School's 680 first-year students participated in a four-hour workshop called "The Fresco of New Narratives," which involved creating innovative solutions to problems like overconsumption and social isolation, demonstrating a creative approach to sustainability education.
EDHEC Students Develop Sustainable Solutions Through Narrative Workshop
EDHEC Business School's 680 first-year students participated in a four-hour workshop called "The Fresco of New Narratives," which involved creating innovative solutions to problems like overconsumption and social isolation, demonstrating a creative approach to sustainability education.
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20% Bias Score
Biden's LNG Permit Pause: Impact on U.S. Energy Policy and Global Markets
President Biden paused new U.S. LNG export permits in January 2024 due to climate change concerns, impacting projects like the large Calcasieu Pass 2 plant. Incoming President Trump aims to lift the pause, increasing U.S. fossil fuel production and potentially impacting global energy markets and tra...
Biden's LNG Permit Pause: Impact on U.S. Energy Policy and Global Markets
President Biden paused new U.S. LNG export permits in January 2024 due to climate change concerns, impacting projects like the large Calcasieu Pass 2 plant. Incoming President Trump aims to lift the pause, increasing U.S. fossil fuel production and potentially impacting global energy markets and tra...
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40% Bias Score
Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court to Reject Appeals Blocking Climate Change Lawsuits
The Biden administration is urging the Supreme Court to reject oil companies' and Republican states' appeals to block climate change lawsuits, arguing the appeals lack merit and interfere with state authority to address public deception about climate change dangers.
Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court to Reject Appeals Blocking Climate Change Lawsuits
The Biden administration is urging the Supreme Court to reject oil companies' and Republican states' appeals to block climate change lawsuits, arguing the appeals lack merit and interfere with state authority to address public deception about climate change dangers.
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36% Bias Score
Record-Breaking Whale Migration Highlights Climate Change Impacts
A humpback whale undertook a record-breaking 13,000km migration from the Pacific Ocean near Colombia to Zanzibar, likely driven by climate change impacting food resources or breeding, highlighting the global reach of environmental shifts.
Record-Breaking Whale Migration Highlights Climate Change Impacts
A humpback whale undertook a record-breaking 13,000km migration from the Pacific Ocean near Colombia to Zanzibar, likely driven by climate change impacting food resources or breeding, highlighting the global reach of environmental shifts.
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32% Bias Score
2025: Third Hottest Year Predicted Due to Climate Change
The Met Office forecasts 2025 as the third hottest year on record, exceeding pre-industrial levels by at least 1.29°C due to continued greenhouse gas emissions, despite the El Niño effect's decline.
2025: Third Hottest Year Predicted Due to Climate Change
The Met Office forecasts 2025 as the third hottest year on record, exceeding pre-industrial levels by at least 1.29°C due to continued greenhouse gas emissions, despite the El Niño effect's decline.
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32% Bias Score