Big Oil's Lobbying Blocks California's "Polluter Pay" Bill After Devastating Wildfires
Big oil's intense lobbying in California successfully blocked the "Polluter Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024", leaving taxpayers to shoulder the costs of climate disasters like the recent Los Angeles County wildfires, which killed at least 25 people and destroyed 12,000 structures, despite the ...
Big Oil's Lobbying Blocks California's "Polluter Pay" Bill After Devastating Wildfires
Big oil's intense lobbying in California successfully blocked the "Polluter Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024", leaving taxpayers to shoulder the costs of climate disasters like the recent Los Angeles County wildfires, which killed at least 25 people and destroyed 12,000 structures, despite the ...
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56% Bias Score
Supreme Court Allows Hawaii Climate Misinformation Lawsuit to Proceed
The Supreme Court rejected fossil fuel companies' attempts to halt a Hawaii lawsuit accusing them of a decades-long misinformation campaign on climate change, allowing the case to proceed to trial and setting a precedent for similar lawsuits across the US.
Supreme Court Allows Hawaii Climate Misinformation Lawsuit to Proceed
The Supreme Court rejected fossil fuel companies' attempts to halt a Hawaii lawsuit accusing them of a decades-long misinformation campaign on climate change, allowing the case to proceed to trial and setting a precedent for similar lawsuits across the US.
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36% Bias Score
2024 Global Temperature Exceeds 1.5°C Paris Agreement Target
The 2024 global average temperature exceeded the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target by 0.1°C, reaching 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels, causing widespread suffering due to extreme weather events and highlighting the urgency to phase out fossil fuels.
2024 Global Temperature Exceeds 1.5°C Paris Agreement Target
The 2024 global average temperature exceeded the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target by 0.1°C, reaching 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels, causing widespread suffering due to extreme weather events and highlighting the urgency to phase out fossil fuels.
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52% Bias Score
2025 Energy Transition: Clean Energy Surges Despite Persistent Fossil Fuel Investments
In 2025, global clean energy investments will continue to outpace fossil fuel investments, driven by geopolitical factors, energy security, and economic opportunities, despite persistent fossil fuel use and a competitive "$2 trillion clean energy technologies and materials market".
2025 Energy Transition: Clean Energy Surges Despite Persistent Fossil Fuel Investments
In 2025, global clean energy investments will continue to outpace fossil fuel investments, driven by geopolitical factors, energy security, and economic opportunities, despite persistent fossil fuel use and a competitive "$2 trillion clean energy technologies and materials market".
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44% Bias Score
Northeast Energy Crisis Looms Amidst Winter Storm and Regulatory Restrictions
A severe winter storm hitting the Northeast, coupled with existing state restrictions on fossil fuel development, risks causing energy shortages and price increases, creating a potential conflict with the incoming Trump administration's pro-fossil fuel stance.
Northeast Energy Crisis Looms Amidst Winter Storm and Regulatory Restrictions
A severe winter storm hitting the Northeast, coupled with existing state restrictions on fossil fuel development, risks causing energy shortages and price increases, creating a potential conflict with the incoming Trump administration's pro-fossil fuel stance.
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56% Bias Score
Trump's Attack on UK Wind Power Threatens Clean Energy Goals
Incoming US President Donald Trump's Friday call to remove UK wind turbines and restart North Sea oil exploration contrasts sharply with the UK's push for clean energy, jeopardizing the 30,000 jobs in the offshore wind industry projected to reach 100,000 by 2030, and ignoring the UK's £34.8bn invest...
Trump's Attack on UK Wind Power Threatens Clean Energy Goals
Incoming US President Donald Trump's Friday call to remove UK wind turbines and restart North Sea oil exploration contrasts sharply with the UK's push for clean energy, jeopardizing the 30,000 jobs in the offshore wind industry projected to reach 100,000 by 2030, and ignoring the UK's £34.8bn invest...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Energy Nominee Faces Climate Protests at Senate Hearing
During his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, President-elect Trump's nominee for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, faced questioning from lawmakers regarding climate change, the Los Angeles wildfires, and the Biden administration's green energy agenda; the hearing was disrupted by climate prot...
Trump's Energy Nominee Faces Climate Protests at Senate Hearing
During his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, President-elect Trump's nominee for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, faced questioning from lawmakers regarding climate change, the Los Angeles wildfires, and the Biden administration's green energy agenda; the hearing was disrupted by climate prot...
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36% Bias Score
2024: Hottest Year on Record Exceeds Climate Model Predictions
2024 is the hottest year on record, exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures; this surpasses climate model predictions, largely due to human-caused climate change exacerbated by reduced sulfate pollution from shipping and China.
2024: Hottest Year on Record Exceeds Climate Model Predictions
2024 is the hottest year on record, exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures; this surpasses climate model predictions, largely due to human-caused climate change exacerbated by reduced sulfate pollution from shipping and China.
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24% Bias Score
2024 Sets Record High Global Temperature, Exceeding Paris Agreement Threshold
Global average temperature in 2024 reached a record high, exceeding pre-industrial levels by 1.6 degrees Celsius, surpassing the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree threshold and leading to extreme weather events.
2024 Sets Record High Global Temperature, Exceeding Paris Agreement Threshold
Global average temperature in 2024 reached a record high, exceeding pre-industrial levels by 1.6 degrees Celsius, surpassing the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree threshold and leading to extreme weather events.
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48% Bias Score
BlackRock Withdraws from Climate Initiative Amid Political and Economic Pressures
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, withdrew from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, a decision attributed to pressure from conservative investors, anticipation of a Trump presidency, and underperformance of sustainable investments, potentially slowing the energy transition.
BlackRock Withdraws from Climate Initiative Amid Political and Economic Pressures
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, withdrew from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, a decision attributed to pressure from conservative investors, anticipation of a Trump presidency, and underperformance of sustainable investments, potentially slowing the energy transition.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Climate Rollback Plan Threatens Environmental Protections
Donald Trump's second presidential campaign promises to reverse climate policies and promote fossil fuels, potentially weakening environmental protections and jeopardizing US climate commitments, echoing the 'Project 2025' plan.
Trump's Climate Rollback Plan Threatens Environmental Protections
Donald Trump's second presidential campaign promises to reverse climate policies and promote fossil fuels, potentially weakening environmental protections and jeopardizing US climate commitments, echoing the 'Project 2025' plan.
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48% Bias Score
Saudi Arabia's Obstructionism at Climate Summits
Saudi Arabia systematically obstructs climate negotiations, refusing discussions on phasing out fossil fuels and women's roles, despite previous agreements, prioritizing its oil-dependent economy.
Saudi Arabia's Obstructionism at Climate Summits
Saudi Arabia systematically obstructs climate negotiations, refusing discussions on phasing out fossil fuels and women's roles, despite previous agreements, prioritizing its oil-dependent economy.
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48% Bias Score