Brazilian Indigenous Leaders Fight Climate Change and Mining's Devastation
Francisca Arara, head of Acre's Indigenous Peoples Secretariat, and Shirley Krenak, a leader from Minas Gerais, highlight the devastating effects of climate change and mining on Brazilian indigenous communities, emphasizing the need for environmental justice and greater indigenous political represen...
Brazilian Indigenous Leaders Fight Climate Change and Mining's Devastation
Francisca Arara, head of Acre's Indigenous Peoples Secretariat, and Shirley Krenak, a leader from Minas Gerais, highlight the devastating effects of climate change and mining on Brazilian indigenous communities, emphasizing the need for environmental justice and greater indigenous political represen...
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36% Bias Score
Aral Sea's Shrinkage: From Fishing Hub to Environmental Disaster
The Aral Sea, once the fourth-largest inland body of water, has shrunk drastically due to river diversions for irrigation since the 1960s, creating a desert and severely impacting cities like Aralsk, which faced high unemployment and health issues. Now, reforestation attempts are underway using dese...
Aral Sea's Shrinkage: From Fishing Hub to Environmental Disaster
The Aral Sea, once the fourth-largest inland body of water, has shrunk drastically due to river diversions for irrigation since the 1960s, creating a desert and severely impacting cities like Aralsk, which faced high unemployment and health issues. Now, reforestation attempts are underway using dese...
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24% Bias Score
Brazil's Beef Industry Deforestation: 80% of Leading Companies Lack Commitment
A new report reveals that 80% of Brazil's leading beef and leather companies and their financiers, who received $100 billion in funding, haven't committed to stopping deforestation, turning the Amazon rainforest from a carbon sink into a source; the upcoming COP30 in Belem, Para, will highlight this...
Brazil's Beef Industry Deforestation: 80% of Leading Companies Lack Commitment
A new report reveals that 80% of Brazil's leading beef and leather companies and their financiers, who received $100 billion in funding, haven't committed to stopping deforestation, turning the Amazon rainforest from a carbon sink into a source; the upcoming COP30 in Belem, Para, will highlight this...
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40% Bias Score
\"Global Malaria Cases Rise by 4% in 2023, Despite Treatment Advances\"\
\"The WHO reported 263 million malaria cases globally in 2023, a 4% increase from the previous year, with 597,000 deaths primarily in Africa; progress in treatment and prevention is hampered by insufficient funding and climate change impacts.\"
\"Global Malaria Cases Rise by 4% in 2023, Despite Treatment Advances\"\
\"The WHO reported 263 million malaria cases globally in 2023, a 4% increase from the previous year, with 597,000 deaths primarily in Africa; progress in treatment and prevention is hampered by insufficient funding and climate change impacts.\"
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44% Bias Score
UK Approves Controversial North Sea Carbon Storage Plan
The UK government approved a plan to store 100 million tonnes of CO2 beneath the North Sea, starting in 2027, despite concerns about long-term safety and potential environmental impacts from leaks.
UK Approves Controversial North Sea Carbon Storage Plan
The UK government approved a plan to store 100 million tonnes of CO2 beneath the North Sea, starting in 2027, despite concerns about long-term safety and potential environmental impacts from leaks.
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28% Bias Score
France Faces 4°C Temperature Rise by 2100: Regional Climate Impacts Detailed
A joint report by Météo-France and CNRM projects a 4°C temperature increase in France by 2100, based on current greenhouse gas emission trends, leading to regional variations in warming and precipitation.
France Faces 4°C Temperature Rise by 2100: Regional Climate Impacts Detailed
A joint report by Météo-France and CNRM projects a 4°C temperature increase in France by 2100, based on current greenhouse gas emission trends, leading to regional variations in warming and precipitation.
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32% Bias Score
"Sustainable Aviation Fuels: A Crucial but Challenging Path to Decarbonizing Aviation"
"The aviation industry aims for net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, with Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) projected to provide 65% of the needed emission reductions. However, scaling SAF production to 449 million cubic meters by 2050 presents a significant challenge, requiring substantial investment an...
"Sustainable Aviation Fuels: A Crucial but Challenging Path to Decarbonizing Aviation"
"The aviation industry aims for net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, with Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) projected to provide 65% of the needed emission reductions. However, scaling SAF production to 449 million cubic meters by 2050 presents a significant challenge, requiring substantial investment an...
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44% Bias Score
"German Biofuel Firm's €25 Million Investment in Chinese Carbon Credits Under Fraud Investigation"
"In 2023, Verbio, a German biofuel producer, invested €25 million in Chinese carbon credits from Beijing Karbon, which are now suspected to be fraudulent due to misrepresentation of existing facilities as new projects, highlighting flaws in the verification process."
"German Biofuel Firm's €25 Million Investment in Chinese Carbon Credits Under Fraud Investigation"
"In 2023, Verbio, a German biofuel producer, invested €25 million in Chinese carbon credits from Beijing Karbon, which are now suspected to be fraudulent due to misrepresentation of existing facilities as new projects, highlighting flaws in the verification process."
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44% Bias Score
EPP seeks to overturn EU combustion engine ban, prioritizing e-fuels
The largest EU Parliament faction, the EPP, wants to revoke the 2035 combustion engine ban, promoting e-fuels to achieve EU climate goals while aiding the struggling auto industry, facing economic challenges and competition from China. This requires EU Commission approval and majority support.
EPP seeks to overturn EU combustion engine ban, prioritizing e-fuels
The largest EU Parliament faction, the EPP, wants to revoke the 2035 combustion engine ban, promoting e-fuels to achieve EU climate goals while aiding the struggling auto industry, facing economic challenges and competition from China. This requires EU Commission approval and majority support.
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44% Bias Score
Study Projects 32% Rise in Heat-Related Deaths Among Young People by 2100
A study in Science Advances projects a 32% rise in heat-related deaths among those under 35 by 2100, contrasting with anticipated impacts on the elderly, based on Mexican mortality data (1998-2019) showing that three in four heat-related deaths were in this younger group, highlighting the disproport...
Study Projects 32% Rise in Heat-Related Deaths Among Young People by 2100
A study in Science Advances projects a 32% rise in heat-related deaths among those under 35 by 2100, contrasting with anticipated impacts on the elderly, based on Mexican mortality data (1998-2019) showing that three in four heat-related deaths were in this younger group, highlighting the disproport...
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40% Bias Score
"Humpback Whale Makes Unprecedented 13,000+ km Migration, Possibly Due to Climate Change"
"A humpback whale tagged in the Pacific Ocean near Columbia in 2017 was later identified near Zanzibar in 2022, covering at least 13,046 kilometers, likely due to climate change or exploratory mating behavior, according to scientists who tracked the journey using citizen science data."
"Humpback Whale Makes Unprecedented 13,000+ km Migration, Possibly Due to Climate Change"
"A humpback whale tagged in the Pacific Ocean near Columbia in 2017 was later identified near Zanzibar in 2022, covering at least 13,046 kilometers, likely due to climate change or exploratory mating behavior, according to scientists who tracked the journey using citizen science data."
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32% Bias Score
UK Food Security Report Highlights Climate Change Risks
A UK government report reveals climate change, biodiversity loss, and water insecurity pose pressing risks to Britain's food security, impacting domestic production and highlighting a decline in food-secure households from 92 percent in 2020 to 90 percent in 2023; the UK is 75 percent self-sufficien...
UK Food Security Report Highlights Climate Change Risks
A UK government report reveals climate change, biodiversity loss, and water insecurity pose pressing risks to Britain's food security, impacting domestic production and highlighting a decline in food-secure households from 92 percent in 2020 to 90 percent in 2023; the UK is 75 percent self-sufficien...
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40% Bias Score