Q. How confident are you that the UN climate summit (COP26) will result in meaningful changes to address climate change and reduce emissions globally and locally (in Australia)? GLOBALLY
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | |||
| Very confident | 9% | 10% | 8% | 15% | 8% | 4% | 8% | 10% | 4% | 11% | |
| Fairly confident | 27% | 26% | 28% | 30% | 34% | 17% | 31% | 29% | 32% | 12% | |
| Not that confident | 34% | 32% | 36% | 32% | 29% | 41% | 39% | 32% | 32% | 37% | |
| Not confident at all | 18% | 23% | 13% | 10% | 16% | 27% | 13% | 19% | 22% | 29% | |
| Unsure | 13% | 9% | 16% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | |
| TOTAL: Confident | 35% | 36% | 35% | 45% | 43% | 20% | 39% | 39% | 36% | 24% | |
| TOTAL: Not confident | 52% | 55% | 49% | 42% | 44% | 68% | 52% | 51% | 55% | 66% | |
| Base (n) | 1,089 | 534 | 555 | 336 | 374 | 379 | 354 | 401 | 106 | 125 | |
Q. How confident are you that the UN climate summit (COP26) will result in meaningful changes to address climate change and reduce emissions globally and locally (in Australia)? LOCALLY
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | |||
| Very confident | 9% | 11% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 11% | 12% | 4% | 6% | |
| Fairly confident | 28% | 28% | 27% | 31% | 32% | 22% | 24% | 38% | 17% | 27% | |
| Not that confident | 30% | 26% | 33% | 28% | 25% | 36% | 34% | 27% | 30% | 25% | |
| Not confident at all | 22% | 26% | 19% | 14% | 22% | 30% | 23% | 15% | 41% | 34% | |
| Unsure | 11% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | |
| TOTAL: Confident | 37% | 40% | 35% | 45% | 42% | 26% | 35% | 50% | 21% | 32% | |
| TOTAL: Not confident | 52% | 52% | 52% | 42% | 47% | 65% | 56% | 42% | 72% | 59% | |
| Base (n) | 1,089 | 534 | 555 | 336 | 374 | 379 | 354 | 401 | 106 | 125 | |
Q. The UN climate summit (COP26) started 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 | 08/11 | 11/10 |
| Australian businesses have the opportunity to develop expertise in renewable energy and innovative technologies that other countries will demand | 71% | 64% |
| Australian manufacturing could benefit from cheap electricity if more solar and wind farms were built | 69% | 63% |
| 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 | 66% | 57% |
| Australia needs to follow other countries’ lead and make climate change a priority, or risk being left behind | 65% | 57% |
| TOTAL:
Agree |
TOTAL:
Disagree |
Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| Australian businesses have the opportunity to develop expertise in renewable energy and innovative technologies that other countries will demand | 71% | 6% | 35% | 35% | 23% | 4% | 2% |
| Australian manufacturing could benefit from cheap electricity if more solar and wind farms were built | 69% | 9% | 37% | 33% | 21% | 5% | 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 | 66% | 8% | 33% | 33% | 25% | 5% | 3% |
| Australia needs to follow other countries’ lead and make climate change a priority, or risk being left behind | 65% | 12% | 34% | 32% | 23% | 7% | 5% |
| TOTAL: Agree | Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Australian businesses have the opportunity to develop expertise in renewable energy and innovative technologies that other countries will demand | 71% | 70% | 72% | 59% | 70% | 81% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 64% |
| Australian manufacturing could benefit from cheap electricity if more solar and wind farms were built | 69% | 66% | 73% | 62% | 72% | 74% | 76% | 70% | 77% | 55% |
| 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 | 66% | 63% | 69% | 57% | 66% | 74% | 71% | 66% | 76% | 60% |
| Australia needs to follow other countries’ lead and make climate change a priority, or risk being left behind | 65% | 63% | 67% | 58% | 70% | 66% | 71% | 66% | 79% | 50% |
| Base (n) | 1,089 | 534 | 555 | 336 | 374 | 379 | 354 | 401 | 106 | 125 |
Q. If a federal election was held tomorrow, to which party would you give your first preference vote in the House of Representatives (Lower House)?
[If don’t know] Well which party are you currently leaning towards?
| This week
25/10 |
Two weeks ago
11/10 |
27/09 | 13/09 | 30/08 | 16/08 | 02/08 | 19/07 | 05/07 | |
| Liberal / Liberal Nationals / Country Liberals | 35% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 34% | 35% |
| Nationals | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Total: Coalition | 37% | 36% | 38% | 38% | 38% | 37% | 38% | 37% | 37% |
| Labor | 36% | 34% | 36% | 34% | 36% | 36% | 35% | 36% | 36% |
| Greens | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Other/Independent | 8% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% |
| Undecided | 6% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% |
| 2 Party Preferred (2PP+) | |||||||||
| TOTAL: Coalition | 44% | 45% | 46% | 46% | 45% | 45% | 45% | 45% | 44% |
| Labor | 49% | 46% | 48% | 46% | 48% | 47% | 47% | 47% | 48% |
| Undecided | 6% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% |