Q. Scott Morrison recently attended the G7 summit in the UK along with other world leaders from Japan, France and US, among others.
Climate change was one of the main issues on the agenda. Each G7 nation has signed up to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 but Australia is yet to do so.
Meanwhile, the European Union has proposed introducing carbon tariffs on products from countries which are not ambitious enough on climate change to force action on cutting emissions.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
| TOTAL: Agree | TOTAL: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| Australia needs to follow other countries’ lead and make climate change a priority, or risk being left behind | 59% | 15% | 31% | 28% | 25% | 9% | 6% |
| Australian businesses have the opportunity to develop expertise in renewable energy and innovative technologies that other countries will demand | 67% | 8% | 32% | 35% | 25% | 6% | 3% |
| Australian manufacturing could benefit from cheap electricity if more solar and wind farms were built | 65% | 10% | 34% | 31% | 25% | 6% | 4% |
| Australia cannot afford to be locked out of the EU or other trade markets for failing to adopt a net zero emissions target by 2050 | 59% | 11% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 8% | 4% |
| TOTAL: Agree | Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Australia needs to follow other countries’ lead and make climate change a priority, or risk being left behind | 59% | 56% | 62% | 57% | 61% | 59% | 74% | 50% | 70% | 49% |
| Australian businesses have the opportunity to develop expertise in renewable energy and innovative technologies that other countries will demand | 67% | 66% | 67% | 57% | 67% | 74% | 73% | 68% | 71% | 60% |
| Australian manufacturing could benefit from cheap electricity if more solar and wind farms were built | 65% | 62% | 67% | 62% | 66% | 66% | 75% | 59% | 75% | 55% |
| Australia cannot afford to be locked out of the EU or other trade markets for failing to adopt a net zero emissions target by 2050 | 59% | 60% | 58% | 54% | 59% | 64% | 69% | 55% | 66% | 53% |
| Base (n) | 1,087 | 527 | 560 | 328 | 374 | 385 | 378 | 407 | 98 | 102 |