News & ViewsPublished: 30 October 2026Green technologies and behaviourFlorian Egli ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-8617-51751,2 Nature Sustainability (2026) Cite this articleView saved researchPolitical identity is known to shape climate attitudes, but its effect on real-world adoption of clean technologies has been unclear. Now, data from Germany show that rising far-right support slows the uptake of rooftop solar and electric cars. However, these effects are not large enough to stall the transition.This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institutionAccess options Access through your institutionAccess Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journalsGet Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription34.99 € / 30 days cancel any timeLearn moreSubscribe to this journalReceive 12 digital issues and online access to articles118.99 € per year only 9.92 € per issueLearn moreRent or buy this articlePrices vary by article type$1.95 to $39.95Learn morePrices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkoutFig. 1: Foregone rooftop solar and electric vehicle adoption due to far-right election success.SubjectsEnergy policyPoliticsAntiemetic Strategies in Oncology CareReferencesReining, S. et al. Nat. Sustain. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-026-01935-3 (2026).Article Google Scholar Dechezleprêtre, A. et al. Am. Econ. Rev. 115, 1258–1300 (2025).Article Google Scholar Egli, F., Schmid, N. & Schmidt, T. S. Environ. Res. Lett. 17, 094002 (2022).Article Google Scholar Bosetti, V., Colantone, I., De Vries, C. E. & Musto, G. Nat. Clim. Change 15, 822–828 (2025).Article Google Scholar Burgess, M. G. et al. Nat. Clim. Change 14, 134–142 (2024).Article Google Scholar Gillingham, K. T., Kotchen, M., Levinsohn, J. A. & Nalebuff, B. J. The Musk Partisan Effect on Tesla Sales NBER Working Paper 34413 https://doi.org/10.3386/w34413 (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2013).Bretter, C. et al. Nat. Energy 10, 869–879 (2025).Article Google Scholar Montfort, S., Fesenfeld, L., Ingold, K., Repke, T. & Callaghan, M. Preprint at Research Square https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6476964/v1 (2025).Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsSchool of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyFlorian EgliSchool of Management, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyFlorian EgliAuthorsFlorian EgliView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Florian Egli.Ethics declarationsCompeting interestsThe author declares no competing interests.Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this article