carbon tax opposition, carbon tax support
Q. On his recent trip to Canada the Prime Minister Tony Abbott proposed that Australia and Canada should take the lead internationally in opposing carbon taxes and emission trading schemes to address climate change. Do you agree or disagree with proposal?
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Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total agree |
38% |
19% |
65% |
21% |
43% |
|
| Total disagree |
39% |
59% |
14% |
67% |
39% |
|
| Strongly agree |
13% |
4% |
24% |
8% |
17% |
|
| Agree |
25% |
15% |
41% |
13% |
26% |
|
| Disagree |
17% |
19% |
13% |
17% |
21% |
|
| Strongly disagree |
22% |
40% |
1% |
50% |
18% |
|
| Don’t know |
24% |
22% |
21% |
12% |
19% |
38% agreed with Tony Abbott’s proposal that Australia and Canada should take the lead internationally in opposing carbon taxes and emission trading schemes to address climate change and 39% disagreed.
34% of those with university degrees agreed and 46% disagreed.
29 January 2013, 290113, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax support
Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s carbon pricing scheme which was introduced in July 2012 and requires industries to pay a tax based on the amount of carbon pollution they emit?
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7 Mar 2011 |
14 June 2011 |
19 Sep 2011 |
21 Nov 2011 |
25 Jun 2012 |
2 Oct 12 |
Total 29 Jan 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
35% |
38% |
37% |
38% |
35% |
38% |
37% |
60% |
19% |
61% |
| Total oppose |
48% |
49% |
52% |
53% |
54% |
48% |
50% |
24% |
75% |
30% |
| Strongly support |
9% |
13% |
14% |
14% |
14% |
12% |
11% |
21% |
3% |
23% |
| Support |
26% |
25% |
23% |
24% |
21% |
26% |
26% |
39% |
16% |
38% |
| Oppose |
19% |
19% |
17% |
17% |
19% |
22% |
22% |
16% |
27% |
19% |
| Strongly oppose |
29% |
30% |
35% |
36% |
35% |
26% |
28% |
8% |
48% |
11% |
| Don’t know |
18% |
13% |
12% |
10% |
11% |
14% |
12% |
16% |
7% |
9% |
Support for carbon pricing has not changed significantly since the last time the question was polled in October 2012. Support is down a point to 37% and opposition up 2 points to 50%.
Looking at the results by voting intention, Labor voters (60%) and Greens voters (61%) were the most likely to support carbon pricing, whereas 75% of Coalition voters oppose it.
Younger respondents were more likely to support carbon pricing than older respondents – for those aged under 35, 44% support and 39% oppose while 60% of those aged 55+ oppose and 35% support.