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50% renewable energy target

21 Feb 2017

Q. The Labor Party has committed to a target of 50% renewable energy by 2030. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other   Aug 2015
Total approve 65%   82% 55% 89% 56%   65%
Total disapprove 18%   5% 32% 1% 29%   16%
Strongly approve 25%   43% 11% 49% 17%   25%
Approve 40%   39% 44% 40% 39%   40%
Disapprove 9%   4% 16% 1% 10%   9%
Strongly disapprove 9%   1% 16% 19%   7%
Don’t know 16%   13% 13% 10% 15%   19%

 

65% approve of the Labor Party commitment to a target of 50% renewable energy by 2030 and 18% disapprove. These figures are little changed since the question was asked in 2015.

 

A very high majority of Labor voters (82%) and Greens voters (89%) approve.

 

Liberal/National voters were split but more likely to approve (55%) than disapprove (32%).

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