Q. An “emissions intensity scheme” and a “low emissions target” are two policy options which aim to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions.=
An emissions intensity scheme is designed to increase the cost of electricity production from high-emitting sources (like coal and gas) while decreasing the cost of less polluting sources (like renewables).
A low emissions target would expand the current Renewable Energy Target to include non-renewable electricity sources with emissions intensities below a certain limit. Depending on the emissions limit, this could include certain types of coal and gas technologies.
Which of the proposals would you prefer?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| Emissions intensity scheme (EIS) | 20% | 24% | 14% | 46% | 12% | |
| Low emissions target (LET) | 45% | 46% | 51% | 31% | 48% | |
| Don’t know | 36% | 29% | 35% | 23% | 40% |
45% preferred an LET, 20% preferred an EIS, and 36% did not know which proposal they preferred.
Those most likely to prefer an LET were those aged 65+ (51%), Liberal/National voters (51%) and those earning over $104k per year (50%).
Greens voters were the only demographic group which preferred an EIS to a LET, with 46% preferring an EIS.