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UN Urges Countries to Submit Delayed National Climate Plans
The UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell urged nearly 200 countries to submit their delayed Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) outlining emissions cuts by 2035, with many major polluters, including the EU, yet to submit their updates, jeopardizing the COP30 assessment.
UN Urges Countries to Submit Delayed National Climate Plans
The UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell urged nearly 200 countries to submit their delayed Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) outlining emissions cuts by 2035, with many major polluters, including the EU, yet to submit their updates, jeopardizing the COP30 assessment.
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24% Bias Score
Brazil Suspends Amazon Soy Moratorium, Threatening Deforestation
Brazil's anti-monopoly agency suspended the soy moratorium, a voluntary agreement protecting the Amazon rainforest from soy expansion since 2006, potentially exposing an area the size of Portugal to deforestation ahead of the Cop30 climate summit.
Brazil Suspends Amazon Soy Moratorium, Threatening Deforestation
Brazil's anti-monopoly agency suspended the soy moratorium, a voluntary agreement protecting the Amazon rainforest from soy expansion since 2006, potentially exposing an area the size of Portugal to deforestation ahead of the Cop30 climate summit.
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40% Bias Score
Brazil's Deforestation Crisis Accelerates: 111.7 Million Hectares Lost Since 1985
Brazil has lost 111.7 million hectares of natural areas since 1985, an area over three times the size of Germany; deforestation accelerated in the last decade due to climate change and agriculture, impacting the Amazon, Pantanal, and Cerrado; President Lula aims for zero deforestation by 2030.
Brazil's Deforestation Crisis Accelerates: 111.7 Million Hectares Lost Since 1985
Brazil has lost 111.7 million hectares of natural areas since 1985, an area over three times the size of Germany; deforestation accelerated in the last decade due to climate change and agriculture, impacting the Amazon, Pantanal, and Cerrado; President Lula aims for zero deforestation by 2030.
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40% Bias Score
Sánchez Faces Legal and Political Hurdles Amidst Busy International Agenda
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will navigate a complex political landscape marked by legal challenges and a fragile parliamentary majority while juggling a demanding international agenda, including visits to London and multiple high-level summits in November.
Sánchez Faces Legal and Political Hurdles Amidst Busy International Agenda
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will navigate a complex political landscape marked by legal challenges and a fragile parliamentary majority while juggling a demanding international agenda, including visits to London and multiple high-level summits in November.
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40% Bias Score
COP30 in Belém: High Hotel Prices Threaten Inclusive Participation
Exorbitant hotel prices in Belém, Brazil, threaten the participation of delegates from poorer nations in the COP30 climate conference, raising concerns about the event's inclusivity and legitimacy, prompting a search for alternative solutions 100 days before the event.
COP30 in Belém: High Hotel Prices Threaten Inclusive Participation
Exorbitant hotel prices in Belém, Brazil, threaten the participation of delegates from poorer nations in the COP30 climate conference, raising concerns about the event's inclusivity and legitimacy, prompting a search for alternative solutions 100 days before the event.
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40% Bias Score
Brazil's "Devastation Law" Threatens Amazon, Indigenous Rights
Brazil's congress passed a law simplifying environmental licensing, potentially increasing deforestation and harming indigenous communities; President Lula may veto it by August 8th.
Brazil's "Devastation Law" Threatens Amazon, Indigenous Rights
Brazil's congress passed a law simplifying environmental licensing, potentially increasing deforestation and harming indigenous communities; President Lula may veto it by August 8th.
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60% Bias Score
Most Countries Missed Paris Agreement Climate Pledge Deadline
Despite a February deadline, the vast majority of the nearly 200 signatories to the 2015 Paris Agreement have not yet updated their greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, with only about 30 countries submitting updated plans, leaving major emitters like China, India, and the EU among those still...
Most Countries Missed Paris Agreement Climate Pledge Deadline
Despite a February deadline, the vast majority of the nearly 200 signatories to the 2015 Paris Agreement have not yet updated their greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, with only about 30 countries submitting updated plans, leaving major emitters like China, India, and the EU among those still...
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20% Bias Score
Brazilian Amazon Deforestation from Fire Drops 65% in July 2025
Brazil saw a 65% decrease in Amazonian deforestation from fires in July 2025 compared to July 2024, totaling 1,430,000 hectares, due to increased rainfall; nationwide, 7.48 million hectares were affected, a 40% decrease since 2024, the lowest since 2019.
Brazilian Amazon Deforestation from Fire Drops 65% in July 2025
Brazil saw a 65% decrease in Amazonian deforestation from fires in July 2025 compared to July 2024, totaling 1,430,000 hectares, due to increased rainfall; nationwide, 7.48 million hectares were affected, a 40% decrease since 2024, the lowest since 2019.
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36% Bias Score
US Imposes 50% Tariffs on Brazilian Goods
The US imposed 50% tariffs on approximately 36% of Brazilian exports to the US, impacting products like coffee and beef, citing human rights concerns and actions against US companies, despite having a trade surplus with Brazil.
US Imposes 50% Tariffs on Brazilian Goods
The US imposed 50% tariffs on approximately 36% of Brazilian exports to the US, impacting products like coffee and beef, citing human rights concerns and actions against US companies, despite having a trade surplus with Brazil.
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52% Bias Score
COP30 in Belém: A Climate Summit at Risk of Exclusion and Hypocrisy
In the aftermath of the murder of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Brazilian Amazon, the author reflects on the upcoming COP30 in Belém, criticizing the high cost of attendance that excludes many, the continued influence of corporate interests, and the need for syst...
COP30 in Belém: A Climate Summit at Risk of Exclusion and Hypocrisy
In the aftermath of the murder of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Brazilian Amazon, the author reflects on the upcoming COP30 in Belém, criticizing the high cost of attendance that excludes many, the continued influence of corporate interests, and the need for syst...
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48% Bias Score
China's Tech Advances Key to COP30 Climate Goals
COP30 President André Correa do Lago emphasized China's role in making renewable energy affordable, highlighting the importance of ambitious national commitments (NDCs) to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2035; the upcoming COP30 in Belém, Brazil will assess these new commitments.
China's Tech Advances Key to COP30 Climate Goals
COP30 President André Correa do Lago emphasized China's role in making renewable energy affordable, highlighting the importance of ambitious national commitments (NDCs) to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2035; the upcoming COP30 in Belém, Brazil will assess these new commitments.
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36% Bias Score
Brazil's Controversial Environmental Licensing Law Threatens Amazon and Indigenous Rights
Brazil's proposed law, dubbed the "devastation bill", simplifies environmental licensing, potentially causing significant deforestation and human rights violations, impacting 18 million hectares and contradicting constitutional rights; the president has until August 8th to approve or veto.
Brazil's Controversial Environmental Licensing Law Threatens Amazon and Indigenous Rights
Brazil's proposed law, dubbed the "devastation bill", simplifies environmental licensing, potentially causing significant deforestation and human rights violations, impacting 18 million hectares and contradicting constitutional rights; the president has until August 8th to approve or veto.
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52% Bias Score
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