In 2020, 86 percent of Germans aged 16 o 29 years could not do without using the internet to protect the climate. Figures are based on a survey conducted in Germany in April 2020. The same was true for respondents aged 30 to 49 years. Meanwhile, 31 percent of respondents aged 65 years and older could imagine living without internet to contribute to climate protection. Digital technologies contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, based on estimates from scientific studies.
Share of people who cannot do without using the internet for climate protection in Germany in 2020, by age group
This question was asked during the survey in the following wording: "For how many weeks maximum could you do without the following things to protect the climate?"
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Bitkom. (June 26, 2020). Share of people who cannot do without using the internet for climate protection in Germany in 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259018/not-using-internet-climate-protection-age-group-germany/
Bitkom. "Share of people who cannot do without using the internet for climate protection in Germany in 2020, by age group." Chart. June 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259018/not-using-internet-climate-protection-age-group-germany/
Bitkom. (2020). Share of people who cannot do without using the internet for climate protection in Germany in 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259018/not-using-internet-climate-protection-age-group-germany/
Bitkom. "Share of People Who Cannot Do without Using The Internet for Climate Protection in Germany in 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259018/not-using-internet-climate-protection-age-group-germany/
Bitkom, Share of people who cannot do without using the internet for climate protection in Germany in 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259018/not-using-internet-climate-protection-age-group-germany/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Share of people who cannot do without using the internet for climate protection in Germany in 2020, by age group [Graph], Bitkom, June 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259018/not-using-internet-climate-protection-age-group-germany/
