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Outcomes of COP26 – Global and local impact
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 |
- Around half of people are not confident that the COP26 summit will result in meaningful change – either globally or locally (both 52%).
- Those aged over 55 have less confidence in change due to COP26 (68% not confident in global change, 68% not confident in global change, 65% not confident in local change).
- People voting for the Greens are more confident that COP26 with result in global change than local change (36% to 21%).

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