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  • May, 2013

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    Carbon pricing

    Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s carbon pricing scheme which was introduced in July 2012 and requires industries to pay a tax based on the amount of carbon pollution they emit?

    7
    Mar 11

    14 June

    19
    Sep

    21 Nov

    25
    Jun
    12

    2
    Oct

    29
    Jan
    13

    Total
    27
    May

    Vote ALP

    Vote Lib

    Vote Greens

    Total support

    35%

    38%

    37%

    38%

    35%

    38%

    37%

    43%

    70%

    22%

    79%

    Total oppose

    48%

    49%

    52%

    53%

    54%

    48%

    50%

    43%

    18%

    69%

    12%

    Strongly support

    9%

    13%

    14%

    14%

    14%

    12%

    11%

    15%

    30%

    4%

    34%

    Support

    26%

    25%

    23%

    24%

    21%

    26%

    26%

    28%

    40%

    18%

    45%

    Oppose

    19%

    19%

    17%

    17%

    19%

    22%

    22%

    20%

    12%

    28%

    5%

    Strongly oppose

    29%

    30%

    35%

    36%

    35%

    26%

    28%

    23%

    6%

    41%

    7%

    Don’t know

    18%

    13%

    12%

    10%

    11%

    14%

    12%

    13%

    12%

    9%

    9%

    Support for carbon pricing has increased significantly since the last time the question was polled in January. Support is up six points to 43% and opposition down seven points to 43%.

    Looking at the results by voting intention, Labor voters (70%) and Greens voters (79%) were the most likely to support carbon pricing, whereas 69% of Coalition voters oppose it.

    Younger respondents were more likely to support carbon pricing than older respondents – for those aged under 35, 52% support and 25% oppose while 56% of those aged 55+ oppose and 39% support.

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