Building public will for climate action requires designing messages for different audiences. Previous studies that identified groups based on similar beliefs, behavior, and political preferences related to climate change were in single countries. The current pre-registered study ran latent class analysis on the European Social Survey (ESS 2016; N = 44,387) to identify groups of people according to their climate change attitudes and beliefs in 22 European countries and Israel. We found strong evidence for four groups: Engaged (18%), Pessimistic (18%), Indifferent (42%), and Doubtful (21%) and we compare the segment structure and proportions within Europe and to other countries. We identify differences between the groups in values, life satisfaction, and social trust, and then revealed that the groups uniquely predict self-reported behaviors not included in the segmentation. The findings characterize climate change beliefs for all of Europe and guide governments and pan-European bodies in designing effective communications to promote climate beliefs and actions.

建立公众对气候行动的意愿需要为不同的受众设计信息。先前基于与气候变化相关的相似信念、行为和政治偏好确定群体的研究是在单个国家/地区进行的。当前的预注册研究对欧洲社会调查 (ESS 2016; N = 44,387）根据他们在 22 个欧洲国家和以色列的气候变化态度和信仰来识别人群。我们发现了四个群体的有力证据：敬业（18%）、悲观（18%）、冷漠（42%）和怀疑（21%），我们比较了欧洲和其他国家的细分结构和比例。我们确定了群体之间在价值观、生活满意度和社会信任方面的差异，然后揭示了这些群体唯一地预测了不包括在细分中的自我报告行为。这些发现表征了整个欧洲的气候变化信念，并指导各国政府和泛欧机构设计有效的沟通方式，以促进气候信念和行动。