Increasing emissions target ambitions

Q. In addition to its plan for Australia to reach a net zero emissions target by 2050, the federal government plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 26–28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.

Which of the following approaches to acting on climate change and reducing emissions do you think is more important for Australia?

	Total	Gender		Age Group			Federal Voting Intention
		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+	Labor	TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
Set a more ambitious target for 2030	43%	42%	45%	41%	43%	45%	55%	33%	69%	39%
Set a net zero target for 2050	25%	28%	22%	31%	26%	19%	21%	36%	22%	19%
Not set any targets for 2030 or 2050	11%	13%	9%	7%	9%	17%	7%	15%	3%	22%
Unsure	20%	17%	24%	21%	21%	19%	17%	16%	7%	21%
Base (n)	1,089	534	555	336	374	379	354	401	106	125

• 43% of people want to see a more ambitious target set for 2030 in order to achieve the net zero emission target in 2050. A quarter (25%) think setting targets for just 2050 is enough and 11% oppose setting any emissions targets.