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  • Jan, 2021

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    Addressing climate change

    Q. As far as you know, do you think Australia is doing enough, not enough or too much to address climate change?

    Jan’21 Jan’20 Nov’19 Mar’19 Dec’18 Oct’18 Sep’17 Aug’16
    Not doing enough 42% 62% 60% 51% 53% 56% 56% 52%
    Doing enough 35% 19% 22% 27% 24% 23% 20% 22%
    Doing too much 10% 8% 8% 11% 9% 7% 8% 8%
    Don’t know 13% 11% 10% 12% 14% 13% 16% 18%
    Base (n) 1,084 1,081 1,083 1,089 1,032 1,027 1,011 1,022
    • Over a third (35%) of people think Australia is doing enough to address climate change, the highest proportion in the last five years.
    • 42% still think not enough is being done, however this is a significant drop from last year (62%) and the years before.
    • 10% think Australia is doing too much to address climate change and 13% don’t know. Both figures are similar to previous years. 
      Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
      Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Not doing enough 42% 36% 48% 40% 41% 45% 56% 28% 69% 39%
    Doing enough 35% 38% 33% 33% 34% 39% 29% 52% 17% 28%
    Doing too much 10% 15% 4% 9% 13% 7% 6% 12% 7% 21%
    Don’t know 13% 11% 15% 17% 12% 9% 9% 8% 8% 12%
    Base (n) 1,084 539 545 341 358 385 334 431 118 106
    • Greens voters are the most likely to think Australia is not doing enough to address climate change (69%), followed by Labor voters (56%).
    • Compared to other voters, Coalition voters are the most likely to think enough is being done (52%), and those voting for minor and independent parties are the most likely to think Australia is doing too much for climate change (21%).
    • Women are more likely to think not enough is being done to address climate change than men (48% to 36% respectively).
  • Aug, 2015

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    Doing enough to address climate change

    Q. As far as you know, do you think Australia is doing enough, not enough or too much to address climate change?

      Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote Other
    Doing enough 24% 16% 42% 4% 16%
    Not doing enough 53% 69% 35% 91% 61%
    Doing too much 7% 4% 8% 3% 13%
    Don’t know 16% 11% 16% 3% 10%

    53% think Australia is not doing enough to address climate change and 24% think Australia is doing enough.

    Those most likely to think Australia is not dong enough were aged 18-34 (63%) and university educated (62%).

  • Jul, 2015

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    Countries doing enough on climate change

    Q. As far as you know, do you think the following countries are doing enough, not enough or too much to address climate change?

      Doing enough Not doing enough Doing too much Don’t know   Doing enough

    Dec 2014

    		 Not doing enough Dec 2014
    Australia 28% 53% 6% 14% 26% 51%
    USA 18% 57% 3% 23% 17% 53%
    China 11% 69% 1% 19% 9% 63%

    53% of respondents think Australia is not doing enough to address climate change – while 57% think the USA is not doing enough and 69% think China is not doing enough. Only 28% think that Australia is doing enough.

    Those most likely to think Australia is not doing enough were aged 18-34 (60%), Greens voters (95%), Labor voters (69%) and people with university education (65%).

  • Mar, 2015

    Action on climate change

    Q. Which of the following actions on climate change would you most support?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

     

    Sep 14
    Incentives for renewable energy

    45%

    49%

    44%

    46%

    57%

    50%
    An emissions trading scheme

    14%

    19%

    9%

    27%

    5%

    12%
    The Government’s direct action policy

    10%

    9%

    11%

    11%

    7%

    10%
    No action required

    11%

    6%

    18%

    2%

    21%

    11%
    Don’t know

    20%

    17%

    18%

    15%

    9%

    17%

    In taking action on climate change, 45% most support incentives for renewable energy, 14% most support an emissions trading scheme and 10% most support the Government‘s direct action policy – while 11% say no action is required. This represents a drop in support for incentives for renewable energy since this question was asked in September.

    All groups are most likely to support incentives for renewable energy. Those more likely to support an emissions trading scheme were aged 18-24 (26%) and Greens voters (27%).

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