How do European citizens prioritize environment and climate issues? The role of the value "Respect for the planet" in combination with education and cultural background.

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Joop de BoerInstitute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1111, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. joop.de.boer@vu.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7458-7148

Harry AikingInstitute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1111, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9174-2899

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Abstract

This study investigates whether citizens' support of environment and climate policies can be stimulated by targeting their relationship to Planet Earth, using "Respect for the planet" as a political value. The study is based on seven Eurobarometer surveys across the period 2019 to 2024, supplemented by country-level data. Endorsing the value Respect for the planet was associated with a higher priority given to environment and climate issues, and this association was stronger in combination with an advanced education and a country's cultural context that values individuals' autonomy (versus their embeddedness in social networks). These results were relatively independent of the variable left-right political placement, which was added for comparison. Hence, Respect for the planet has the potential to become a core political value that, in combination with advanced education and appropriate cultural conditions, can support the pursuit of environment and climate objectives, such as the legitimation of policy changes.

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ClimateClimate ChangeCultureEnvironmentEnvironmental PolicyEuropeHumansPoliticsCultural autonomyIdeological valuesIssue saliencePlanet EarthTertiary education

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PMID41764709

DOI10.1007/s13280-026-02350-w

PMCPMC13437844

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