The editorial board of "The Wall Street Journal" rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. The "Journal" disputes that it poses a major threat to human existence and can be prevented through public policy and has published articles disputing that global warming is occurring at all. "The Journal" is regarded as a forum for climate change deniers, publishing articles by individuals that reject the consensus position on climate change in its op-ed section. These columns frequently attack climate scientists and accuse them of engaging in fraud. A 2015 study found "The Wall Street Journal" was the newspaper that was least likely to present negative effects of global warming among several newspapers. It was also the most likely to present negative economic framing when discussing climate change mitigation policies, tending to take the stance that the cost of such policies generally outweighs their benefit. "The Washington Post" has characterized the "Wall Street Journal"s editorial pages as "the beating heart of climate-change skepticism".