“Germans want push for climate protection”

A majority of Germans (53 percent) think their country should do more to remain a pioneer in climate protection, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The representative survey with 2105 participants was carried out after the Paris agreement ratification by the USA and China and the publication of the German environment ministry’s trimmed down climate plan draft. 34 percent of participants said that Germany would stay a pioneer even without increased efforts and the remaining 13 percent was unsure. The assessment of the current government’s commitment showed a mixed picture: 27 percent rate it as good or very good, a majority of 44 percent sees it as mediocre and a fifth of participants as weak or very weak.

Find a press release in German here and a presentation of results in German here.