For the first time since monitoring began there were more UK newspaper editorials in 2025 opposing climate action than supporting it. All 98 editorials opposing climate action were in right-leaning outlets, while nearly all 46 in support were in left-leaning and centrist publications. The trend shows the net-zero backlash in the UK’s right-leaning press and the shift away from a political consensus.

Newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | Carbon Brief, 19 January 2026

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Originally posted in Second Nature 050 (January 2026). Category media, net zero.
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