This is how Austria thinks about the climate crisis

CLIMATE STUDY 2022

Sinus-Milieu study shows declining optimism and major loss of confidence in climate policy

Vienna - To coincide with the World Climate Conference the environmental initiative MOTHER EARTH
together with the environmental organization Greenpeace and the market research institute
INTEGRAL presented the "Climate Study 2022".

This shows that for 74 percent of Austrians, the climate crisis is an important issue. 86 percent of the population support measures to combat the climate crisis. However, general optimism has fallen sharply in has fallen sharply in the last two years, and trust in the government's climate policy has also government's climate policy has also fallen.

"The loss of trust in politics and the declining optimism among the population are particularly
population are alarming," explains Bertram Barth, Managing Director of the market and opinion research
opinion research institute INTEGRAL. "Politicians are called upon to take these developments seriously
take these developments seriously and pass appropriate legislation," adds Greenpeace expert
Herwig Schuster.

Around 50 percent of the population in Austria feel threatened by the threatened by the climate crisis. While 68% of people were still optimistic in 2020 were optimistic, in 2022 it was only 42%.

The ongoing crises are further darkening the the future

90 percent of people expect that extreme weather events will continue to increase. 64 percent even believe that desertification possible in the Mediterranean region. However, more than two thirds of people doubt that politicians will take the necessary steps in time to stop the climate catastrophe. stop the climate catastrophe.

Climate-friendly measures are very popular. For example, three out of five
Austrians support mandatory energy-saving measures.

Two thirds of the population are in favor of redesigning the tax system so that climate-friendly behavior is is rewarded. Fossil fuels are becoming increasingly unpopular, with only four percent of the populationpercent would voluntarily opt for a new gas heating system.

In contrast, the majority of the population population welcomes the expansion of photovoltaic and wind power plants with 91 and 81 percent respectively.

"The call to action for politicians could not be clearer," says Greenpeace expert Herwig Schuster. "The German government must finally bring the long overdue Climate Protection Act and the Energy Efficiency Act onto the ground. The state politicians state politicians must also become much more active when it comes to climate protection. In particular in particular, they must massively expand green electricity such as wind and solar power and stop climate-damaging projects such as new highways or greenfield warehouses."

However, although personal interest in climate issues is generally high, many people do not feel many people do not feel sufficiently informed.

For example, 58 percent state that they do not knowwhat successful climate protection measures are beingimplemented in Austria. 65 percent donot know what the financial consequences will be if Austria continues to miss international climate climate targets.

For this reason, the MUTTER ERDE initiative was launched by Austrian Broadcasting Corporation. "This is where we can make the decisive difference. Our goal is to get people in Austria excited about environmental issues environmental issues, to explain complex issues in an understandable way and to talk about the necessary solutions," says Anita Malli, Managing Director of the environmental initiative MUTTER ERDE.

The MOTHER EARTH initiative was launched in 2014 by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation and leading environmental and nature conservation organizations in Austria.

The common goal is to raise awareness of sustainability, provide information and collect donations for environmental protection projects.

pro.earth conclusion:

Thank you for this interesting study! We would have assessed Austria somewhat differently - all the more important to stay on the ball and, together with MOTHER EARTH and everyone else, to inform, create awareness and take steps in a good direction that will benefit us and the next generations and finally see - THE DECISIONS OF TODAY DETERMINE OUR LIVES OF TOMORROW. 💚

Credits © Mitja Kobal / Greenpeace

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