Support for Carbon Pricing

Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s recent announcement to introduce a carbon pricing scheme from 1 July 2012, which will require industries to pay a tax based on the amount of carbon pollution they emit?

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
Total support	35%	54%	18%	75%
Total oppose	48%	25%	72%	13%
Strongly support	9%	16%	2%	34%
Support	26%	38%	16%	41%
Oppose	19%	13%	24%	10%
Strongly oppose	29%	12%	48%	3%
Don’t know	18%	21%	9%	11%

35% support the Government’s recent announcement to introduce a carbon pricing scheme and 48% oppose. The scheme is strongly supported by Greens voters (75%) and has majority support from Labor voters (54%) but is strongly opposed by Coalition voters (72%).

Respondents aged under 35 were split 36% support/37% oppose while those aged 55+ were more strongly opposed (36% support/56% oppose).