Support for Carbon Pricing

Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s proposal 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?

	7 March	14 March	28 March	18 April	23 May	30 May	14 June	11 July	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
Total support	35%	38%	34%	39%	41%	38%	38%	35%	65%	15%	73%
Total oppose	48%	49%	51%	49%	44%	48%	49%	53%	20%	79%	21%
Strongly support	9%	12%	12%	13%	14%	14%	13%	11%	23%	3%	35%
Support	26%	26%	22%	26%	27%	24%	25%	24%	42%	12%	38%
Oppose	19%	17%	19%	15%	15%	19%	19%	19%	15%	23%	16%
Strongly oppose	29%	32%	32%	34%	29%	29%	30%	34%	5%	56%	5%
Don’t know	18%	13%	15%	12%	15%	15%	13%	12%	16%	7%	7%

35% (down 3%) support the Government’s proposed carbon pricing scheme and 53% (up 4%) oppose. It is supported by 65% of Labor voters and 73% of Greens voters but opposed by 79% of coalition voters.

By age, those aged under 35 split 40% support/43% oppose, and those aged 55+ split 33% support/59% oppose.

• note that these result reflect opinions prior to the announcement of the details of carbon pricing.