Proportion who say each user need is ‘fairly’ or ‘very’ important to them for climate change news

On average across eight countries, audiences say news that keeps them updated and informed on climate change is more important than news focused on emotion or engagement – though all have a high level of importance.

Q44.To what extent do you consider the following to be important, if at all, in terms of how news or information about climate change is reported? Base: Total sample in each country ≈ 1000.
Source: 'Climate change news audience report 2025: Analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries', published in December 2025.

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