According to data published by IPSOS, 44 percent of respondents in Germany thought that global warming or climate change was one of the top three environmental issues facing their country, the most of any category. By contrast, only four percent of respondents believe soil erosion to be a top three environmental issue.
Comparisons with other countries
In the same survey, respondents from different countries had different opinions on the most pressing environmental issues. In Great Britain, 40 percent of respondents thought that dealing with waste was the most important issue, while in Turkey the most important issue was seen to be deforestation.
Causes of climate change
While climate change was the most important issue in Germany, two percent of Germans in 2018 thought that climate change did not exist, with a further two percent believing it to be an entirely natural process. A far higher percentage thought that climate change was mainly due to human activity, with 12 percent advising it was entirely caused by it.
In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing Germany today?
* The original question was worded by the source as follows: " In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing Germany today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders?"
Where results do not sum to 100 or the ‘difference’ appears to be+-1 more/less than the actual, this may be due to rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses.
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Ipsos. (April 16, 2020). In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing Germany today? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/866588/germany-most-important-environmental-issues/
Ipsos. "In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing Germany today?." Chart. April 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866588/germany-most-important-environmental-issues/
Ipsos. (2020). In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing Germany today?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866588/germany-most-important-environmental-issues/
Ipsos. "In Your View, What Are The Three Most Important Environmental Issues Facing Germany Today?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866588/germany-most-important-environmental-issues/
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In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing Germany today? [Graph], Ipsos, April 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/866588/germany-most-important-environmental-issues/
