Current Questions on Climate Protection (May 2023)

The short survey on current climate protection issues was conducted by the opinion research institute Kantar Public on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government. During the survey period 03.05.2023 to 09.05.2023, the German-speaking population aged 14 and over in private households was surveyed on climate protection in telephone interviews (CATI). The focus of this edition is on questions about the speed limit, electromobility and the Building Energy Act. The respondents were selected by a multi-stage random sample within the framework of a multi-topic survey (Emnid bus) including landline and mobile phone numbers (dual-frame sample).<br>Concerns about possible consequences of climate change; assessment of current political measures for climate protection (appropriate, go too far or do not go far enough); opinion on behaviour in the area of transport and mobility (fundamental change required, only individual corrections necessary, everything can remain as it is); support for a general speed limit on motorways; opinion on the ban on new registrations of diesel or petrol-powered cars from 2035; expectations regarding electromobility (electric cars will ensure that car traffic will be more climate-friendly in the future, by 2035 sufficient synthetic fuels from renewable energies will be available for cars with internal combustion engines, by 2035 there will be enough charging stations with which to charge electric cars, the costs of purchasing and operating electric cars will be more expensive in the long term than for cars with internal combustion engines); property (house or condominium); Assessment of the decision to install heating systems with a share of 65 percent renewable energy from 2024 (Building Energy Act); name concrete reasons against this decision (open); expectations regarding the switch to climate-friendly heating systems (most homeowners will not be able to afford the installation of climate-friendly heating systems financially, the supply of climate-friendly heating systems will initially not be sufficient to meet the demand, current heating costs will decrease by switching to more climate-friendly heating, the federal government will provide sufficient subsidies for the installation of climate-friendly heating, there will be sufficient temporary transitional arrangements for the installation of more climate-friendly heating to facilitate the switch).

Demography: sex; age; education; occupation; household size; number of persons in the household aged 14 and over; party preference; voting eligibility; net household income; survey by mobile or landline.

Additionally coded: serial respondent number; weighting factor; interview date; city size (BIK city size and political city size); federal state; survey area west/east.