Q. The Renewable Energy Target scheme encourages investment in renewable energy by requiring electricity retail companies to purchase a certain amount of renewable energy each year. By the year 2020, at least 20% of electricity must come from renewable resources.
Do you think this target of 20% renewable energy by 2020 is too high, too low or about right?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Feb 14 |
Jul 14 |
|
| Too high |
8% |
7% |
11% |
5% |
9% |
13% |
13% |
||
| Too low |
33% |
43% |
19% |
61% |
33% |
25% |
29% |
||
| About right |
32% |
29% |
42% |
25% |
29% |
39% |
36% |
||
| Don’t know |
27% |
22% |
28% |
9% |
29% |
23% |
22% |
32% think the current renewable energy target is about right, 33% think it is too low and 8% think it is too high. Since this question was asked in July, those thinking it is too low increased 4 points and those thinking it is too high declined 5 points.
61% of Greens voters and 43% of Labor voters think it is too low.