Europe on Fire: Wave 9 of the Global Tracker of Public Opinion

The report finds that while global attitudes toward climate change remain largely stable, there is a distinct increase in concern and perceived impact within Europe, where salience rose in France, Italy, and Spain, and more people reported noticing heatwaves and droughts.

• Global public opinion on climate change is generally stable, as regional variations across the world offset one another.
• There is a marked increase in climate change concern and perceived impact in Europe, including a 12 percentage point rise in people noticing more frequent heatwaves or droughts and a 6 percentage point increase in those believing climate change worsens natural disasters and other national crises.
• Climate change salience increased specifically in France (up 8 percentage points), Italy (up 7 percentage points), and Spain (up 5 percentage points).
• Perceptions of personal harm from climate change rose by 6 percentage points in Asia and 3 percentage points in Europe, a notable shift as personal harm is typically the lowest perceived impact category.

APA

Gilbreath, D. (n.d.). Europe on Fire: Wave 9 of the Global Tracker of Public Opinion. Climate Opinion Research Exchange. https://climateopinion.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tracker-Wave-9-Europe-on-fire-CORE.pdf

Chicago

Gilbreath, Dustin. Europe on Fire: Wave 9 of the Global Tracker of Public Opinion. Climate Opinion Research Exchange, n.d. https://climateopinion.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tracker-Wave-9-Europe-on-fire-CORE.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gilbreathndeurope, author = {Gilbreath, Dustin}, title = {{Europe on Fire: Wave 9 of the Global Tracker of Public Opinion}}, institution = {Climate Opinion Research Exchange}, url = {https://climateopinion.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tracker-Wave-9-Europe-on-fire-CORE.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }