England's Waste Incineration: High Costs and New Recycling Plans
England now incinerates half its waste at high cost to councils; Defra's new "simpler recycling" schemes, starting March 2025, aim to improve collection systems, but a 65% recycling target by 2035 won't eliminate incineration.
England's Waste Incineration: High Costs and New Recycling Plans
England now incinerates half its waste at high cost to councils; Defra's new "simpler recycling" schemes, starting March 2025, aim to improve collection systems, but a 65% recycling target by 2035 won't eliminate incineration.
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48% Bias Score
Insufficient Biogas Package Threatens Thuringian Green Energy and Rural Economy
Thuringia's CDU faction criticizes Germany's insufficient 'Biogas Package', threatening 250 agricultural biogas plants crucial for 20% of the state's green energy and rural heating networks, potentially causing mass closures due to expiring funding and needed upgrades starting January unless the Bun...
Insufficient Biogas Package Threatens Thuringian Green Energy and Rural Economy
Thuringia's CDU faction criticizes Germany's insufficient 'Biogas Package', threatening 250 agricultural biogas plants crucial for 20% of the state's green energy and rural heating networks, potentially causing mass closures due to expiring funding and needed upgrades starting January unless the Bun...
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60% Bias Score
New York's Fracking Ban: Economic and Environmental Showdown
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill banning all fracking, including CO2-based methods, impacting the Southern Tier region's natural gas production and creating a conflict between environmental concerns and economic opportunities, particularly in light of Congressman Nick Longworthy's appoin...
New York's Fracking Ban: Economic and Environmental Showdown
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill banning all fracking, including CO2-based methods, impacting the Southern Tier region's natural gas production and creating a conflict between environmental concerns and economic opportunities, particularly in light of Congressman Nick Longworthy's appoin...
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52% Bias Score
French Households to See 14% Electricity Bill Decrease
The French government's electricity price shield will end February 1st, 2025, leading to a 14% decrease in household electricity bills due to lower international prices, despite a canceled planned tax increase that would have limited the decrease to 9%.
French Households to See 14% Electricity Bill Decrease
The French government's electricity price shield will end February 1st, 2025, leading to a 14% decrease in household electricity bills due to lower international prices, despite a canceled planned tax increase that would have limited the decrease to 9%.
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52% Bias Score
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Businesses Slam Government's Rosy Economic Outlook
Businesses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sharply criticize the state government's positive economic assessment, citing high energy costs, weak consumer demand, and a lack of policy support as major obstacles, demanding immediate reforms and relief measures.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Businesses Slam Government's Rosy Economic Outlook
Businesses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sharply criticize the state government's positive economic assessment, citing high energy costs, weak consumer demand, and a lack of policy support as major obstacles, demanding immediate reforms and relief measures.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Plan for Immediate Inflation Relief Through Energy Policy Changes
President-elect Trump plans three immediate actions to combat inflation: repealing the natural gas tax in the Inflation Reduction Act, reopening domestic electricity plants, and expanding oil production to lower energy costs.
Trump's Plan for Immediate Inflation Relief Through Energy Policy Changes
President-elect Trump plans three immediate actions to combat inflation: repealing the natural gas tax in the Inflation Reduction Act, reopening domestic electricity plants, and expanding oil production to lower energy costs.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Criticizes UK Fossil Fuel Policy
Donald Trump criticized the UK's fossil fuel policy, urging increased North Sea oil production and the removal of windmills, following Apache Corporation's withdrawal from the North Sea by 2029 due to the UK's windfall tax and regulatory costs.
Trump Criticizes UK Fossil Fuel Policy
Donald Trump criticized the UK's fossil fuel policy, urging increased North Sea oil production and the removal of windmills, following Apache Corporation's withdrawal from the North Sea by 2029 due to the UK's windfall tax and regulatory costs.
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56% Bias Score
Alberta's Electricity Market Changes Disadvantage Renewable Energy
Alberta's new electricity market structure, designed to improve affordability and reliability, will disadvantage renewable energy generators due to unresolved grid capacity constraints, potentially slowing renewable energy development and shifting the energy mix toward fossil fuels.
Alberta's Electricity Market Changes Disadvantage Renewable Energy
Alberta's new electricity market structure, designed to improve affordability and reliability, will disadvantage renewable energy generators due to unresolved grid capacity constraints, potentially slowing renewable energy development and shifting the energy mix toward fossil fuels.
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52% Bias Score
NY's Climate Superfund Act: Potential for Higher Energy Costs
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act, charging oil and gas companies up to $75 billion for past pollution to fund infrastructure repairs, but potentially raising energy costs for residents.
NY's Climate Superfund Act: Potential for Higher Energy Costs
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act, charging oil and gas companies up to $75 billion for past pollution to fund infrastructure repairs, but potentially raising energy costs for residents.
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64% Bias Score
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Businesses Slam Government's Rosy Economic Outlook
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern businesses sharply criticize the state government's positive economic assessment, citing high energy prices despite significant renewable energy production and demanding immediate policy reforms; the situation mirrors a broader pessimistic trend in German businesses.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Businesses Slam Government's Rosy Economic Outlook
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern businesses sharply criticize the state government's positive economic assessment, citing high energy prices despite significant renewable energy production and demanding immediate policy reforms; the situation mirrors a broader pessimistic trend in German businesses.
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40% Bias Score
France's Energy Roadmap Falls Short of EU Targets
France's Environmental Authority criticized the country's energy roadmap for insufficient ambition in reducing energy consumption, recommending a 12% decrease in the 2030 target to meet EU's Fit for 55 plan requiring 1243 TWh by 2030 compared to the current projection of 1410 TWh.
France's Energy Roadmap Falls Short of EU Targets
France's Environmental Authority criticized the country's energy roadmap for insufficient ambition in reducing energy consumption, recommending a 12% decrease in the 2030 target to meet EU's Fit for 55 plan requiring 1243 TWh by 2030 compared to the current projection of 1410 TWh.
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36% Bias Score
Iran's Energy Crisis: Sanctions, Mismanagement, and a Looming Energy Import Dependence
Iran's energy crisis, marked by widespread blackouts and school closures, is due to insufficient domestic natural gas supply, exacerbated by Western sanctions and the misallocation of oil revenues towards regional objectives, leaving the country reliant on polluting oil alternatives and facing poten...
Iran's Energy Crisis: Sanctions, Mismanagement, and a Looming Energy Import Dependence
Iran's energy crisis, marked by widespread blackouts and school closures, is due to insufficient domestic natural gas supply, exacerbated by Western sanctions and the misallocation of oil revenues towards regional objectives, leaving the country reliant on polluting oil alternatives and facing poten...
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44% Bias Score