The impact of climate change awareness on behavioral changes in Germany — changing minds or changing behavior?
Over the past years, climate change awareness among the population has significantly increased. The rising frequency of extreme weather events across the globe, the intensifying political debates on how to mitigate climate change, as well as social movements calling for more action are just a few examples of the triggers behind this recent development. However, much less clear is the answer to the question of whether the increasing climate change awareness also translates into behavioral changes, or whether it halts in the minds of the people.