U.K. Prioritizes Growth Over Green in Airport Expansion Plans
The U.K. government is on the verge of approving airport expansion plans at Heathrow, Gatwick, and Luton, prioritizing economic growth despite concerns from the Energy Secretary about the impact on climate change targets, which are set to be undermined as global aviation accounts for 2.5 percent of ...
U.K. Prioritizes Growth Over Green in Airport Expansion Plans
The U.K. government is on the verge of approving airport expansion plans at Heathrow, Gatwick, and Luton, prioritizing economic growth despite concerns from the Energy Secretary about the impact on climate change targets, which are set to be undermined as global aviation accounts for 2.5 percent of ...
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60% Bias Score
France Delays EU Sustainability Regulations
France is lobbying the European Union to indefinitely postpone the Corporate Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and delay the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by two years, arguing the regulations are too complex for smaller businesses, impacting their growth. The French government's...
France Delays EU Sustainability Regulations
France is lobbying the European Union to indefinitely postpone the Corporate Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and delay the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by two years, arguing the regulations are too complex for smaller businesses, impacting their growth. The French government's...
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48% Bias Score
US Thinktank Fuels European Climate Denialism
The US-based Heartland Institute, funded by ExxonMobil and Republican donors, is collaborating with rightwing MEPs in Europe to obstruct environmental legislation, leveraging existing anti-climate sentiment to delay and weaken climate policies.
US Thinktank Fuels European Climate Denialism
The US-based Heartland Institute, funded by ExxonMobil and Republican donors, is collaborating with rightwing MEPs in Europe to obstruct environmental legislation, leveraging existing anti-climate sentiment to delay and weaken climate policies.
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48% Bias Score
EU Green Deal Subsidy Scandal Sparks Debate in European Parliament
The European Parliament debated a controversy Wednesday over EU subsidies given to environmental lobby groups, with right-wing MEPs denouncing them as undue influence while left-wing MEPs defended them as necessary for balance; the debate centers on the specificity of lobbying targets detailed in th...
EU Green Deal Subsidy Scandal Sparks Debate in European Parliament
The European Parliament debated a controversy Wednesday over EU subsidies given to environmental lobby groups, with right-wing MEPs denouncing them as undue influence while left-wing MEPs defended them as necessary for balance; the debate centers on the specificity of lobbying targets detailed in th...
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52% Bias Score
France Lowers Proposed Air Travel Tax Amid Environmental Concerns
France's new government is considering a lower tax on air travel, reducing expected revenue from €850 million to €750 million, causing concern among environmental groups who fear reduced funding for emission reduction initiatives. This follows a previous government's failed attempt to implement a hi...
France Lowers Proposed Air Travel Tax Amid Environmental Concerns
France's new government is considering a lower tax on air travel, reducing expected revenue from €850 million to €750 million, causing concern among environmental groups who fear reduced funding for emission reduction initiatives. This follows a previous government's failed attempt to implement a hi...
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Farm Innovations Promise 50% Ammonia Emission Reduction, but Face Challenges
Dutch research shows agricultural innovations could cut ammonia emissions almost 50% in five years, but requires all farms adopting new practices and faces economic and political hurdles, including potentially insufficient government funding and farmer resistance.
Dutch Farm Innovations Promise 50% Ammonia Emission Reduction, but Face Challenges
Dutch research shows agricultural innovations could cut ammonia emissions almost 50% in five years, but requires all farms adopting new practices and faces economic and political hurdles, including potentially insufficient government funding and farmer resistance.
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48% Bias Score
Turin Activists Expose City's Environmental Failures
Turin, Italy-based Fridays for Future activists launched a subvertising campaign, altering city billboards promoting the city's environmental plans, to highlight 54 days of exceeding PM10 limits in 2024, inefficient public transport, and the ongoing industrial crisis, demanding faster action on clim...
Turin Activists Expose City's Environmental Failures
Turin, Italy-based Fridays for Future activists launched a subvertising campaign, altering city billboards promoting the city's environmental plans, to highlight 54 days of exceeding PM10 limits in 2024, inefficient public transport, and the ongoing industrial crisis, demanding faster action on clim...
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40% Bias Score
Labour Blocks UK Climate Bill, Jeopardizing Environmental Targets
A UK climate bill aiming to make environmental targets legally binding is facing defeat due to Labour's opposition, despite initial support from over 80 Labour MPs, jeopardizing the UK's climate commitments and international reputation.
Labour Blocks UK Climate Bill, Jeopardizing Environmental Targets
A UK climate bill aiming to make environmental targets legally binding is facing defeat due to Labour's opposition, despite initial support from over 80 Labour MPs, jeopardizing the UK's climate commitments and international reputation.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Reverses US Climate Policy, Rejects Paris Agreement
US President Donald Trump announced the US's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement on Monday, reversing the Biden administration's decision and jeopardizing global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, while prioritizing economic growth and energy independence.
Trump Reverses US Climate Policy, Rejects Paris Agreement
US President Donald Trump announced the US's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement on Monday, reversing the Biden administration's decision and jeopardizing global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, while prioritizing economic growth and energy independence.
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48% Bias Score
German Court Upholds Tübingen's Single-Use Packaging Tax
The German Federal Constitutional Court upheld Tübingen's tax on single-use food packaging and cutlery, rejecting a McDonald's franchisee's challenge; the decision validates the city's efforts to reduce waste and may influence other German municipalities considering similar taxes.
German Court Upholds Tübingen's Single-Use Packaging Tax
The German Federal Constitutional Court upheld Tübingen's tax on single-use food packaging and cutlery, rejecting a McDonald's franchisee's challenge; the decision validates the city's efforts to reduce waste and may influence other German municipalities considering similar taxes.
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48% Bias Score
Dutch Agricultural Innovations Could Reduce Ammonia Emissions by 50%
Dutch research shows agricultural innovations can reduce ammonia emissions by almost 50% in five years, but complete success requires all farms adopting innovations and potentially a 20-30% livestock reduction, facing challenges in funding and acceptance.
Dutch Agricultural Innovations Could Reduce Ammonia Emissions by 50%
Dutch research shows agricultural innovations can reduce ammonia emissions by almost 50% in five years, but complete success requires all farms adopting innovations and potentially a 20-30% livestock reduction, facing challenges in funding and acceptance.
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48% Bias Score
Welsh Government Fails to Halt Alarming Decline in Nature
A Welsh government report reveals the alarming decline of biodiversity in Wales, with one in six species threatened by extinction due to delayed government action, insufficient funding, and understaffed environmental agencies, prompting calls for immediate action and a comprehensive plan.
Welsh Government Fails to Halt Alarming Decline in Nature
A Welsh government report reveals the alarming decline of biodiversity in Wales, with one in six species threatened by extinction due to delayed government action, insufficient funding, and understaffed environmental agencies, prompting calls for immediate action and a comprehensive plan.
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48% Bias Score