Over the past decade, there has been a notable surge in both political consumption and protest politics as responses to environmental concerns. This research utilises data from various European countries to investigate how people address environmental issues through their actions, or lack thereof, focusing on two key forms of environmental engagement: boycotting and protest participation. Specifically, by utilising ISSP data, we examine whether these two forms of engagement overlap and, if so, for whom. While the existing literature generally supports the idea that political consumption positively influences protest participation, less is known about the social differences between groups that either combine both forms of action or those focusing only on one type. Our findings validate the positive relationship between protest participation and boycotting but also present a more nuanced perspective wherein environmental engagement differs across specific social groups. Most importantly, people that only engage in boycotting can be characterised as older, female, living in rural areas, living in Northern or Eastern European countries, middle to high income, materialist values, low social trust, centre or right-wing political leanings, little experience with environmental degradation, eco-modernist attitudes, less environmental concern, and nature connectedness. In contrast, an exclusive focus on protest politics was mostly associated with being young and having a lower education. In summary, our study offers a fresh and nuanced take on an ongoing academic debate, shedding light on various social differences in how people strive to address environmental issues.