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Climate Change Policy Proposals
Q. To what extent would you support or oppose the following policy proposals if they were adopted by the Federal Government?
NET: Support | NET: Oppose | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | |
Accelerate development of new industries and jobs that are powered by renewable energy | 81% | 19% | 41% | 40% | 12% | 7% |
Setting a zero-carbon pollution target for 2050 | 71% | 29% | 32% | 39% | 18% | 12% |
Requiring mining companies to fund bushfire hazard reduction | 68% | 32% | 25% | 43% | 21% | 11% |
Remove taxpayer funded subsidies to the fossil fuel industry | 68% | 32% | 30% | 38% | 22% | 11% |
Setting a zero-carbon pollution target for 2030 | 64% | 36% | 26% | 38% | 21% | 15% |
Ban all political donations from fossil fuel companies | 62% | 38% | 28% | 34% | 25% | 13% |
Prevention of new coal mines opening in Australia | 62% | 38% | 27% | 35% | 23% | 16% |
Voting Intention | |||||
NET: SUPPORT | Total | Labor | Liberal + National | Greens | NET: Other |
Accelerate development of new industries and jobs that are powered by renewable energy | 81% | 86% | 75% | 87% | 77% |
Setting a zero-carbon pollution target for 2050 | 71% | 81% | 56% | 89% | 62% |
Requiring mining companies to fund bushfire hazard reduction | 68% | 78% | 54% | 76% | 68% |
Remove taxpayer funded subsidies to the fossil fuel industry | 68% | 77% | 56% | 83% | 64% |
Setting a zero-carbon pollution target for 2030 | 64% | 77% | 47% | 87% | 52% |
Ban all political donations from fossil fuel companies | 62% | 72% | 48% | 79% | 57% |
Prevention of new coal mines opening in Australia | 62% | 70% | 48% | 84% | 51% |
Base (n) | 1,080 | 351 | 342 | 110 | 156 |
- 81% of participants support the accelerated development of new industries and jobs that are powered by renewable energy and 71% support a zero-carbon pollution target to be set for 2050.
- Support for all policies was higher among Labor and greens voters, and lower among Coalition.

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