Q. Do you think Australia should put more emphasis, less emphasis or about the same emphasis as it does now on producing domestic energy from the following sources?
|
More emphasis |
Same emphasis |
Less emphasis |
Don’t know |
Solar power |
70% |
21% |
3% |
5% |
Wind |
60% |
26% |
8% |
6% |
Hydro |
46% |
39% |
6% |
9% |
Gas |
23% |
47% |
22% |
8% |
Nuclear power |
18% |
26% |
41% |
15% |
Coal |
9% |
31% |
53% |
8% |
70% think Australia should put more emphasis on producing domestic energy from solar power and 60% think there should be more emphasis on wind power. A majority (53%) think there should be less emphasis on producing energy from coal.
There were few significant differences across demographic groups. Those aged 55+ were a little more likely to want more emphasis on solar (74%) and less emphasis on coal (64%).