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Phasing out Australia’s Coal Industry

6 Jul 2011

Q. Do you agree or disagree that Australia’s coal industry should be phased out by 2050? (This question is commissioned by Network Ten).

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Men Women Age

18-34

Aged

35-54

Aged 55+
Total agree 37% 47% 26% 66% 41% 34% 40% 37% 35%
Total disagree 39% 28% 53% 20% 44% 33% 33% 35% 51%
Strongly agree 13% 19% 7% 36% 17% 10% 13% 14% 13%
Agree 24% 28% 19% 30% 24% 24% 27% 23% 22%
Disagree 26% 23% 32% 12% 29% 22% 25% 24% 30%
Strongly disagree 13% 5% 21% 8% 15% 11% 8% 11% 21%
Don’t know 24% 24% 21% 14% 15% 33% 27% 28% 14%

Respondents were nearly evenly split over whether Australia’s coal industry should be phased out by 2050 – 37% agreed and 39% disagreed.

Highest levels of agreement were shown by Greens voters (66%), Labor voters (47%) and those aged under 35 (40%)

Highest levels of disagreement were shown by Liberal/National voters (53%) and those aged 55+ (51%).

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