How to Cite Datasets & Summaries
Summaries
Monthly summaries post within a week of the following month; here is an example of a citation for a monthly summary - update the citation as appropriate and go to https://scholar.colorado.edu/mecco_summaries for the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) that corresponds with the summary.
Special Issue 2025
Boykoff, M., Fernández-Reyes, Nacu-Schmidt, A., Osborne-Gowey, J. and Pearman, O. (2026). A Review of Media Coverage of Climate Change and Global Warming in 2025, Media and Climate Change Observatory, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and SPIKE Center for Sustainability Education, University of Colorado. doi.org/10.25810/yepk-0270.
Datasets (Regional)
World
Aoyagi, M., Appelgren, E., Ballantyne, A.G., Bennett-Pierre, G., Boykoff, M., Daly, M., Danborn, R., Fernández-Reyes, R., Gil-Najarro, K., Ha, H., Hwang, K., Jiménez Gómez, I., Kulikova, A., Lee, K., Lyytimaki, J., McAllister, L., Mervaala, E., Mocatta, G., Nacu-Schmidt, A., Osborne-Gowey, J., Pearman, O., Ramos, B., Riegert, K., Simonsen, A.H., Thapa, S., Vu, H., and Ytterstad, A. (2026). World Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2004-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/4c3b-b819.
Africa
Boykoff, M., Daly, M., Fernández-Reyes, R., Gil-Najarro, K., Jiménez Gómez, I., Kulikova, A., Nacu-Schmidt, A., and Osborne-Gowey, J. (2026). African Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2004-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/ns7n-vh24.
Asia
Aoyagi, M., Bennett-Pierre, G., Boykoff, M., Danborn, R., Lee, K., Hwang, K., McAllister, L., Nacu-Schmidt, A., and Thapa, S. (2026). Asian Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2004-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/8pez-h060.
Europe
Appelgren, E., Ballantyne, A.G., Bennett-Pierre, G., Boykoff, M., Danborn, R., Fernández-Reyes, R., Gil-Najarro, K., Jiménez Gómez, I., Lyytimaki, J., McAllister, L., Mervaala, E., Mocatta, G., Nacu-Schmidt, A., Osborne-Gowey, J., Pearman, O., Ramos, B., Riegert, K., Simonsen, A.H., Thapa, S., and Ytterstad, A. (2026). European Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2004-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/fx6e-r462.
Latin America
Boykoff, M., Fernández-Reyes, R., Jiménez Gómez, I., Nacu-Schmidt, A., Pearman, O., and Ramos, B. (2026). Latin American Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2005-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Universidad de Sevilla and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/5dxz-xm93.
Middle East
Boykoff, M., Daly, M., Fernández-Reyes, R., Jiménez Gómez, I., Kulikova, A., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). Middle Eastern Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2004-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/fq7x-q521.
North America
Boykoff, M., Bennett-Pierre, G., Daly, M., Kulikova, A., McAllister, L., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). North American Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/3gtp-yy33.
Oceania
Boykoff, M., Ha, H., Nacu-Schmidt, A., and Vu, H. (2026). Oceania Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/zb7c-gf43.
Datasets (Countries)
Australia
Boykoff, M., Ha, H., Nacu-Schmidt, A., and Vu, H. (2026). Australian Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/558f-c477.
Canada
Bennett-Pierre, G., Boykoff, M., Daly, M., Kulikova, A., McAllister, L., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). Canadian Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/es52-xr23.
Denmark
Boykoff, M., Ballantyne, A.G., and Nacu-Schmidt, A., (2026). Danish Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Aarhus University and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/3hvn-ef66.5.
Finland
Boykoff, M., Lyytimäki, J., Mervaala, E., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). Finland Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. Finnish Environment Institute, Environmental Policy Centre. doi.org/10.25810/n3xc-9577.
Germany
Boykoff, M., Bennett-Pierre, G., McAllister, L., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). German Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2004-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/rxtv-eb29.
India
Boykoff, M., Bennett-Pierre, G., McAllister, L., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). Indian Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/6qjv-1296.
Japan
Aoyagi, M., Boykoff, M., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). Japanese Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/V575-3R57.
Korea
Boykoff, M., Hwang, K., Lee, K., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). Korean Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/yr7w-5c22.
New Zealand
Boykoff, M., Ha, H., Nacu-Schmidt, A., and Vu, H. (2026). New Zealand Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/jgyv-zg57.
Norway
Boykoff, M., Nacu-Schmidt, A., Simonsen, A.H., and Ytterstad, A. (2026). Norwegian Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Journalism and Media Studies, Oslo Metropolitan University and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/00zk-yj28.
Russia
Boykoff, M., Mocatta, G., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). Russian Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. University of Tasmania and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/gnet-gz66.
Spain
Boykoff, M., Fernández-Reyes, R., Jiménez Gómez, I., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). Spanish Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Universidad de Sevilla, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/37f9-1j65.
Sweden
Appelgren, E., Boykoff, M., Nacu-Schmidt, A., and Riegert, K. (2026). Swedish Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Department of Social Sciences, Södertörn University, Sweden and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/qt7k-6r09.
United Kingdom
Boykoff, M., Danborn, R., Nacu-Schmidt, A., and Thapa, S. (2026). United Kingdom Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/8196-e820.
United States
Bennett-Pierre, G., Boykoff, M., Daly, M., Kulikova, A., McAllister, L., and Nacu-Schmidt, A. (2026). United States Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/jck1-hf50.
Datasets (Other)
International Wire Services
Boykoff, M., Gil-Najarro, K., Nacu-Schmidt, A., and Osborne-Gowey, J. (2026). International Wire Services Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2004-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/fj1y-8c74.
World Radio
Boykoff, M., Gil-Najarro, K., Nacu-Schmidt, A., and Osborne-Gowey, J. (2026). World Radio Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/k55w-7a04.
US Television
Boykoff, M., Gil-Najarro, K., Nacu-Schmidt, A., and Osborne-Gowey, J. (2026). US Television Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2004-2026. Media and Climate Change Observatory Data Sets. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. doi.org/10.25810/C862-0E81.
