We partner with the University of Exeter to publish original research that consistently tracks UK broadcast reporting on climate change, for the first time.
Using newly-developed AI technology, we track BBC, ITN, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky News TV and radio news bulletins and online news services.
Our data monitoring research is currently under development. Register here to be the first to receive insights from Climate News Tracker.
The quantity of daily climate news reports.
The effectiveness of climate reporting against a consistent set of criteria.
Opportunities for a potential climate angle in neighbouring subjects such as economics or health.
Accuracy in climate information reporting.
Travis G. Coan is an Associate Professor in Computational Social Science at the University of Exeter. He is co-director of the university’s Centre for Climate Communication and Data Science (C3DS), the Exeter Q-Step Centre and a member of the Centre for Elections, Media, and Participation (CEMaP). While Dr. Coan has published on a wide-range of […]
The Rt. Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben, was the Chairman of the UK’s Independent Climate Change Committee for 11 years until 2023. He is the founder and Chairman of Sancroft International, a consultancy that advises both businesses and investors on all areas of Sustainability and ESG. Lord Deben was also the UK’s longest serving Secretary […]
Mary Hockaday is Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and a former BBC News executive. She was Acting Director of BBC World Service and Controller, BBC World Service English until 2021, responsible for the BBC World Service’s international radio and digital services. From 2009–2014 she was Head of the BBC Newsroom, overseeing the BBC’s core news […]
Saffron O’Neill is Professor in Climate and Society in the Geography Department at the University of Exeter, UK. Her research explores the social science dimensions of climate variability and change, particularly focusing on communication and public engagement. Her research specialism is the visual communication of climate change. From 2021-2023, she held a Leverhulme Research Fellowship on this […]
John Ryley, OBE, was the Editor-in-Chief of Sky News from 2006 to 2023. He was a BBC graduate trainee rising to programme editor of ITV’s News at Ten, before joining Sky News in 1997. In 2021, The Royal Television Society gave him the Outstanding Contribution award for journalism. The judges said ‘he has effected genuine […]
Chris Shaw was Editorial Director of ITN, responsible for creative and editorial oversight of all news and programme content from ITV News, Channel 4 News, 5 News and ITN Productions, from 2019-2023. During his 44 year career, Chris worked as a journalist, editor, producer and commissioner for IRN, ITV News, Channel 5, Channel 4 and […]
Our monitoring tool is currently under development.
Register here to be the first to receive insights from Climate News Tracker.