The data from this analysis showed that The Guardian newspaper published the most editorials calling for climate action in the United Kingdom between 2011 and 2021, with a total of 183 pieces written and published on the topic in that time period. Right-leaning newspapers and traditional tabloids were more likely to have published editorials arguing against climate action. The Sun, for example, published more editorials against climate action than in favor of, as did the Daily Mail. Meanwhile, Sunday papers (regardless of political leaning) only published a handful of editorials on climate action between them during the decade in question.
Number of editorials supporting or opposing climate action in newspapers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2021
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Number of editorials calling for climate action
Number of editorials arguing against climate action
The analysis looks at a total of 711 editorials during the given time period dealing specifically with climate change. Editorials were identified from the source's larger database.
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Press Gazette. (April 12, 2022). Number of editorials supporting or opposing climate action in newspapers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304887/climate-action-editorials-in-newspapers-uk/
Press Gazette. "Number of editorials supporting or opposing climate action in newspapers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2021." Chart. April 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304887/climate-action-editorials-in-newspapers-uk/
Press Gazette. (2022). Number of editorials supporting or opposing climate action in newspapers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304887/climate-action-editorials-in-newspapers-uk/
Press Gazette. "Number of Editorials Supporting or Opposing Climate Action in Newspapers in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304887/climate-action-editorials-in-newspapers-uk/
Press Gazette, Number of editorials supporting or opposing climate action in newspapers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304887/climate-action-editorials-in-newspapers-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of editorials supporting or opposing climate action in newspapers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], Press Gazette, April 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304887/climate-action-editorials-in-newspapers-uk/