BBC warns of ‘climate anxiety’ epidemic after broadcaster’s drastic ramping up of coverage
The BBC has been warning readers about a so-called “climate anxiety” epidemic after the broadcaster increased its coverage on the issue.
Data revealed exclusively on the corporation’s website showed queries related to “climate anxiety” have risen extensively in recent years.
The Google-compiled data showed women are more affected by concerns about climate change than men, including wildfires and floods.
Its report claimed: “Search queries in English around ‘climate anxiety’ in the first 10 months of 2023 are 27 times higher than the same period in 2017.”
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Explaining the phenomenon, the BBC added: “Climate anxiety is anxiety specifically associated with awareness of climate change.
“Eco-anxiety is a more general anxiety associated with awareness of threats to environmental health, including pollution and loss of biodiversity.”
Nordic countries, such as Sweden and Denmark, accounted for more than 40 per cent of search queries related to “climate anxiety”.
The report comes almost two years after BBC director-general Tim Davie said it is no longer “politically controversial” to report on climate change with a stance suggesting it is caused by humanity’s actions.
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