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Action on climate change

30 Sep 2014

Q. Which of the following actions on climate change would you most support?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Incentives for renewable energy

50%

52%

45%

61%

59%

An emissions trading scheme

12%

20%

5%

24%

6%

The Government’s direct action policy

10%

10%

12%

7%

14%

No action required

11%

4%

21%

13%

Don’t know

17%

14%

17%

8%

8%

In taking action on climate change, 50% most support incentives for renewable energy, 12% most support an emissions trading scheme and 10% most support the Government‘s direct action policy – while 11% say no action is required.

All groups are most likely to support incentives for renewable energy. Those more likely to support an emissions trading scheme were Greens voters (24%) and Labor voters (20%).

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