THE CLIMATE DEBATE HAS REACHED A TIPPING POINT

Nearly 100 UK newspaper editorials voiced opposition to climate action in 2025 – more than double the number of editorials that backed climate action.

Over the past year, the Conservative party has rejected both the “net-zero by 2050” target that it legislated for in 2019 and the underpinning Climate Change Act that it had a major role in creating. Meanwhile, the Reform UK party has been rising in the polls, while pledging to “ditch net-zero”. 

It is worth noting that the Conservative Party only won the 2019 election with such a good majority because the Brexit Party (now the Reform Party) stood their candidates down. Had they stood, that election would probably have been much closer.

 Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time - Carbon Brief