A questionnaire in seven languages: Climate change is a concern for young people, but how does this influence their mobility choices?
The young respondents were also asked what climate protection means to them, with several possible options to choose from. Across all languages, a very large num- ber of participants answered “I try to be conscientious in producing less waste in order to help curb climate change”. This option was chosen particularly often by those who used the Finnish or German version of the questionnaire.
The option that was chosen least often across all language groups was “I am an active part of a group that deals with climate protection issues”.
To me, climate protection means …
German Estonian Finnish French Turkish Chinese
Total
I discuss climate protection with other people (friends, family, like-minded people). I occasionally take part in group activities (e.g. demonstrations) on climate protection. I am an active part of a group that deals with climate protection issues. I try to eat responsibly in order to help curb climate change. I try to travel responsibly in order to help curb climate change. I try to be conscientious in saving energy in order to curb climate change. I try to be conscientious in producing less waste in order to help curb climate change. In my opinion, climate protection is unnecessary.
75.3 % 71.8 % 46.2 % 72.0 % 59.8 % 47.0 % 70.1 %
46.4 % 21.2 % 18.5 % 56.0 % 26.0 % 30.3 % 42.1 %
16.4 % 16.5 % 13.8 % 20.0 % 15.0 % 18.2 % 16.9 %
87.2 % 78.8 % 63.1 % 76.9 % 31.5 % 24.2 % 74.9 %
80.1 % 74.1 % 44.6 % 79.1 % 26.8 % 43.9 % 70.6 %
81.3 % 72.9 % 73.8 % 70.2 % 66.9 % 75.8 % 76.7 %
85.8 % 80.0 % 92.3 % 72.0 % 64.6 % 81.8 % 81.0 %
0.6 % 0.0 % 1.5 % 0.9 % 0.8 % 0.0 %
0.6 %
Other
6.1 % 4.7 % 1.5 % 3.1 % 0.8 % 1.5 %
4.5 %
Total
718
85 65
225
127
66
1,286/100 %
Fig. 15 What climate protection means to respondents Multiple answers possible
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