Citizen Science Expands Oceanographic Data Collection
To overcome the limited reach of research vessels, scientists are equipping commercial ships, fishing boats, and even sailboats like those in the Vendée Globe race with sensors to collect oceanographic data, significantly expanding data collection, especially in under-sampled regions.
Citizen Science Expands Oceanographic Data Collection
To overcome the limited reach of research vessels, scientists are equipping commercial ships, fishing boats, and even sailboats like those in the Vendée Globe race with sensors to collect oceanographic data, significantly expanding data collection, especially in under-sampled regions.
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44% Bias Score
COP29's Insufficient Climate Funding and the Proposed Billionaire Tax
COP29's $300 billion climate finance target fell short of expectations, prompting criticism; a proposed 2% tax on billionaires could generate $250 billion annually for climate action, but faces political hurdles.
COP29's Insufficient Climate Funding and the Proposed Billionaire Tax
COP29's $300 billion climate finance target fell short of expectations, prompting criticism; a proposed 2% tax on billionaires could generate $250 billion annually for climate action, but faces political hurdles.
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52% Bias Score
Declining Trust in Politics in Lower Saxony
A recent study reveals declining trust in Lower Saxony's political system due to public dissatisfaction over migration, the climate crisis, and rising energy prices; trust in politicians dropped from 60% in 2021 to 12% in 2023.
Declining Trust in Politics in Lower Saxony
A recent study reveals declining trust in Lower Saxony's political system due to public dissatisfaction over migration, the climate crisis, and rising energy prices; trust in politicians dropped from 60% in 2021 to 12% in 2023.
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44% Bias Score
Vanuatu Launches Landmark Climate Lawsuit at ICJ
Vanuatu's unprecedented climate lawsuit at The Hague's International Court of Justice seeks to establish legal accountability for UN member states on climate change, supported by over 100 countries and organizations, and driven by a compelling argument regarding the disproportionate impacts on vulne...
Vanuatu Launches Landmark Climate Lawsuit at ICJ
Vanuatu's unprecedented climate lawsuit at The Hague's International Court of Justice seeks to establish legal accountability for UN member states on climate change, supported by over 100 countries and organizations, and driven by a compelling argument regarding the disproportionate impacts on vulne...
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32% Bias Score
Arctic Ice Loss: First Ice-Free Day Imminent
Since 1979, the Arctic Ocean has lost roughly 80,000 square kilometers of ice annually; new research using advanced climate models predicts the first ice-free day (less than 1 million square kilometers of ice) will occur in August of the coming years, despite efforts to reduce emissions, opening mos...
Arctic Ice Loss: First Ice-Free Day Imminent
Since 1979, the Arctic Ocean has lost roughly 80,000 square kilometers of ice annually; new research using advanced climate models predicts the first ice-free day (less than 1 million square kilometers of ice) will occur in August of the coming years, despite efforts to reduce emissions, opening mos...
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36% Bias Score
ICJ Hears Landmark Climate Change Case
The International Court of Justice is hearing a landmark climate change case brought by island nations facing existential threats, examining states' obligations and potential legal consequences for inaction; a non-binding advisory opinion is expected by 2025.
ICJ Hears Landmark Climate Change Case
The International Court of Justice is hearing a landmark climate change case brought by island nations facing existential threats, examining states' obligations and potential legal consequences for inaction; a non-binding advisory opinion is expected by 2025.
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36% Bias Score
EPP abandons attempt to weaken EU's anti-deforestation law
The European People's Party (EPP) has abandoned its attempt to weaken the EU's anti-deforestation law, which will now take effect in 2026 instead of 2025, after facing resistance from member states and concerns about its economic impacts.
EPP abandons attempt to weaken EU's anti-deforestation law
The European People's Party (EPP) has abandoned its attempt to weaken the EU's anti-deforestation law, which will now take effect in 2026 instead of 2025, after facing resistance from member states and concerns about its economic impacts.
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48% Bias Score
Germany's Slowest Economic Growth Among OECD Nations in 2025
Germany's GDP is projected to grow by only 0.7% in 2025, the slowest among OECD nations, primarily due to weak production, restrictive fiscal policies, and uncertainty surrounding the 2025 budget; this is significantly lower than the 1.1% predicted in May.
Germany's Slowest Economic Growth Among OECD Nations in 2025
Germany's GDP is projected to grow by only 0.7% in 2025, the slowest among OECD nations, primarily due to weak production, restrictive fiscal policies, and uncertainty surrounding the 2025 budget; this is significantly lower than the 1.1% predicted in May.
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44% Bias Score
Massive Asteroid Impacts Show No Long-Term Climate Change
Two massive asteroid impacts, one in what is now Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago and another in Russia 25,000 years prior, surprisingly caused no long-term climate change, despite creating huge craters and immediate devastation, as revealed by analysis of foraminifera fossils.
Massive Asteroid Impacts Show No Long-Term Climate Change
Two massive asteroid impacts, one in what is now Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago and another in Russia 25,000 years prior, surprisingly caused no long-term climate change, despite creating huge craters and immediate devastation, as revealed by analysis of foraminifera fossils.
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44% Bias Score
Vanuatu Seeks ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Obligations
Vanuatu filed a climate lawsuit at the International Court of Justice on December 4th, 2023, seeking an advisory opinion on states' obligations to mitigate climate change and compensate vulnerable nations for climate-related damages, aiming to shift the focus from political negotiations to legal enf...
Vanuatu Seeks ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Obligations
Vanuatu filed a climate lawsuit at the International Court of Justice on December 4th, 2023, seeking an advisory opinion on states' obligations to mitigate climate change and compensate vulnerable nations for climate-related damages, aiming to shift the focus from political negotiations to legal enf...
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40% Bias Score
South Africa Launches Historic G20 Presidency, Prioritizing Inclusive Growth and Climate Action
South Africa officially launched its G20 presidency on December 3, 2023, in Cape Town, becoming the first African nation to lead the group and prioritizing inclusive growth, poverty eradication, and climate action with a Leaders' Summit planned for November 2025 in Johannesburg.
South Africa Launches Historic G20 Presidency, Prioritizing Inclusive Growth and Climate Action
South Africa officially launched its G20 presidency on December 3, 2023, in Cape Town, becoming the first African nation to lead the group and prioritizing inclusive growth, poverty eradication, and climate action with a Leaders' Summit planned for November 2025 in Johannesburg.
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20% Bias Score
ICJ to Rule on States' Legal Obligations Regarding Climate Change
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold hearings from December 2nd to 13th to determine states' legal obligations on climate change and potential consequences for polluters, a move initiated by Vanuatu and supported by the UN General Assembly in March 2023.
ICJ to Rule on States' Legal Obligations Regarding Climate Change
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold hearings from December 2nd to 13th to determine states' legal obligations on climate change and potential consequences for polluters, a move initiated by Vanuatu and supported by the UN General Assembly in March 2023.
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24% Bias Score