The German public has put climate action at the top of its policy priorities for several years and remains strongly in support of the transition to a low-carbon and nuclear-free economy. The picture across Europe is more diverse, although the climate is becoming a top issue almost everywhere. Citizens take climate change and its effects seriously, and see a need for ambitious action even when crises such as the coronavirus pandemic or Russia’s war in Ukraine shift the focus away. However, by mid-2023, public discontent with the government posed a risk to Germany’s move to climate neutrality. This factsheet provides a summary of major polls measuring citizens’ views on climate action and their acceptance of the energy transition.
1. The latest: Public discontent with government risks slowing Germany’s climate efforts
While surveys show that Germans support climate action even during times of crisis when issues such as the pandemic or the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis top the list of worries, discontent with specific climate policies and the performance of the government present a risk to the country’s climate efforts . Citizens do not want to see climate action deprioritised on the back of […]
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