弗伦斯堡大学的研究表明，德国民众对气候变化的怀疑态度正在增长。[1]该研究对3,074人进行了调查，其中59%的受访者表示他们对气候变化的怀疑在2022至2023年间有所增加。[1]研究发现，右倾政治立场、对国家机构的不信任以及对民主制度的不满意是驱动气候怀疑增长的主要因素，而非经济状况。[1]
心理学家玛琳·阿腾慕勒指出，政治身份认同在其中起到关键作用。[1]她认为："如果右翼政党突然发现我们实际上应该对气候变化采取行动，我的假设是这些政党的追随者也会相信气候变化并支持政治措施。"[1]
专家指出，气候怀疑主要是一种西方现象，在美国、欧洲和澳大利亚最为突出，而印度及全球南方国家由于直接面临气候威胁，气候怀疑现象相对较少。[1]今年夏季德国经历的热浪据报造成约10,000人死亡。[1]
A study by Flensburg University found that climate change skepticism surged dramatically between 2022 and 2023, with 59% of the 3,074 surveyed individuals reporting increased doubt about climate change.[1] Rather than economic hardship, the research identified right-leaning political attitudes, distrust of state institutions, and dissatisfaction with democracy as the primary drivers of this skepticism.[1]
Psychologist Marlene Altenmüller suggested that political identity plays a decisive role in shaping public climate views, noting that "if right-wing parties suddenly discovered that we actually need to take action on climate change, my assumption is that these parties' followers would also believe in climate change and support political measures."[1] The study highlighted that climate skepticism remains predominantly a Western phenomenon, most pronounced in the United States, Europe, and Australia, whereas in India and countries of the Global South, where climate change poses an immediate existential threat, skepticism is far less prevalent.[1] This year's summer heatwave in Germany reportedly claimed approximately 10,000 lives.[1]