Q. The UN climate summit (COP26) will start on October 31 in Glasgow, Scotland.
During the summit, world leaders are expected to develop the next emissions standards to slow global warming and keep temperature rise below 1.5C. Australia is one of 200 countries expected to outline their emissions reduction goals for 2030.
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 | 57% | 17% | 28% | 29% | 27% | 10% | 6% |
| Australian businesses have the opportunity to develop expertise in renewable energy and innovative technologies that other countries will demand | 64% | 9% | 26% | 39% | 26% | 7% | 3% |
| Australian manufacturing could benefit from cheap electricity if more solar and wind farms were built | 63% | 13% | 28% | 36% | 24% | 7% | 5% |
| Australia cannot afford to be locked out of the EU or other trade markets for failing to adopt a net zero emissions by 2050 target | 57% | 12% | 25% | 32% | 31% | 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 | 57% | 56% | 57% | 56% | 60% | 53% | 64% | 52% | 70% | 51% |
| Australian businesses have the opportunity to develop expertise in renewable energy and innovative technologies that other countries will demand | 64% | 67% | 62% | 58% | 64% | 70% | 67% | 64% | 68% | 64% |
| Australian manufacturing could benefit from cheap electricity if more solar and wind farms were built | 63% | 63% | 64% | 56% | 67% | 66% | 68% | 61% | 71% | 58% |
| Australia cannot afford to be locked out of the EU or other trade markets for failing to adopt a net zero emissions by 2050 target | 57% | 60% | 55% | 48% | 58% | 64% | 61% | 58% | 64% | 51% |
| Column n | 1,097 | 540 | 557 | 342 | 366 | 389 | 362 | 414 | 94 | 138 |