More Germans now consider climate change to be a threat

Extreme weather events such as droughts and forest fires are increasing. And storms could also become stronger. How do Germany’s citizens feel about this? Do they view climate change as a threat? And do they expect to be personally impacted? Prof. Beate Ratter and Annika Runge from the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS conducted a representative study. As the results show, 77 percent of those surveyed consider climate change to be a “substantial” or “very substantial” threat. That’s 14 percent more than in 2014, the last time the survey was conducted.

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