Awareness of and support for Extinction Rebellion

Q. Before today, had you heard of Extinction Rebellion? / To what extent do you support or oppose the Extinction Rebellion protests to push for governments to act on climate change and move towards renewable energy?

	Total	Voting Intention
		Labor	Coalition	Greens	NET: Other
Yes	42%	41%	41%	52%	45%
No	58%	59%	59%	48%	55%
Base (n)	1,033	371	401	106	119

 

IF AWARE OF THE EXTINCTION REBELLION	Total	Voting Intention
		Labor	Coalition	Greens	NET: Other
Strongly support	22%	24%	9%	65%	17%
Somewhat support	30%	44%	18%	31%	22%
Somewhat oppose	15%	15%	21%	3%	10%
Strongly oppose	29%	13%	49%	0%	44%
Unsure	4%	5%	3%	1%	7%
NET: Support	52%	68%	27%	96%	39%
NET: Oppose	44%	28%	71%	3%	54%
Base (n)	446	153	170	55	55

•  42% of participants have heard of Extinction Rebellion and this is highest among Queenslanders (51%).
• 52% of those who are aware of Extinction Rebellion support their protests to push for governments to act on climate change and move towards renewable energy.
• Labor (68%) and Greens (96%) voters who are aware of Extinction Rebellion, are more likely than Coalition (27%) voters to support their protests.
• 18-34 year olds who are aware of Extinction Rebellion, are more likely to support their goals (71%) than those aged over 55 (38%).
• Queensland residents aware of the Extinction Rebellion are more likely to oppose the protests (58%) than any other state or territory (41%).