Q. The Labor Party is committed to a target of 50% renewable energy by 2030. An independent report has said this policy would require about $48 billion of new private sector (not Government) investment in large scale renewable energy production such as solar and wind farms. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Total approve | 59% | 70% | 48% | 86% | 59% | |
| Total disapprove | 19% | 8% | 32% | 5% | 25% | |
| Strongly approve | 20% | 27% | 10% | 49% | 17% | |
| Approve | 39% | 43% | 38% | 37% | 42% | |
| Disapprove | 11% | 5% | 18% | 4% | 12% | |
| Strongly disapprove | 8% | 3% | 14% | 1% | 13% | |
| Don’t know | 23% | 23% | 20% | 9% | 16% |
Over half (59%) of Australians approve of the target of 50% renewable energy by 2030. Just 19% disapprove.
Greens voters (86%) were far more likely to approve of this policy, followed by Labor voters (70%). Lib/Nat voters (48%) were less likely to approve.
Approval of this policy is higher with younger age groups, with 64% of those aged under 35 compared to 61% of those aged 35-54 and 39% of those aged 55+ approving.
There were no significant differences by gender, with 59% of males and 57% of females approving of this policy.