Though climate change was the biggest concern named by Germans, the topic doesn't seem to be winning any more support for the environment-conscious Green party, which is currently polling at around 8 percent. "The fight against climate change has been understood as a cross-party effort, and not only associated with the Green party." Plus, he noted that Chancellor Angela Merkel stood out recently as a convincing advocate for battling climate change after she criticized US President Donald Trump for announcing that his country would withdraw from the international Paris climate agreement. "Security topics play a big role. The survey also found differences among respondents according to their political party preferences.

Source: The Local August 01, 2017 13:22 UTC