Tracking Climate and Environmental Attention: A News‐Based Composite Index

2026/03/09 by Gianna Figà‐Talamanca, Andrea Fronzetti Colladon, Barbara Guardabascio +1 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Climate Change Communication and Perception #Computational and Text Analysis Methods #Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems

paper · doi:10.1002/csr.70530

openalex publication_date 2026/03/09 · openalex created_date 2026/03/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study introduces the Climate and Environmental Attention Index, a composite indicator that tracks media attention to climate and environmental issues. Based on the Semantic Brand Score, the proposed index extracts significant signals from unstructured text, going beyond traditional measures of word frequency and sentiment. By aggregating semantic scores for keywords related to the green transition, climate impacts, and environmental opportunities, we develop a set of indices suitable to help assess the dynamic relationship between climate‐related media attention and economic and financial conditions, providing a useful input for policy analysis.

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Discussions

• What if the words we use to talk about #ClimateChange move #markets more than the weather itself? 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/csr.... Our new Climate & Environmental Attention Index reveals how media narrati [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]

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