Environmental group warns pension funds over LNG investments

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How did the left and right cover Environmental group warns pension funds over LNG investments?

Of the 19 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 90% are rated left, 10% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 21. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Environmental group warns pension funds over LNG investments left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 90% of the 19 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Environmental group warns pension funds over LNG investments biased?

Environmental group warns pension funds over LNG investments is one event reported by 21 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Environmental group warns pension funds over LNG investments?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Environmental group warns pension funds over LNG investments?

21 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What action has the environmental group Stand.earth taken?

Stand.earth has enlisted a law firm to send a warning to six major pension funds. The warning concerns their investments in liquefied natural gas (LNG) megaprojects and highlights associated climate-related and other risks.

What are the concerns raised by Stand.earth?

The group is concerned that investments in liquefied natural gas megaprojects carry significant climate-related and other risks. They suggest these risks could potentially expose the pension fund administrators to legal action.

Which news outlets covered this story?

This story was covered by 18 outlets, all of which provided digests of the report. Fourteen of these outlets are rated as left-leaning, and two are rated as centre-leaning. No right-rated outlets reported on this story.