climate change, coal mines, fossil fuels, policy proposals, renewable energy
Q. To what extent would you support or oppose the following policy proposals if they were adopted by the Federal Government?
| TOTAL: Support | Nov’20 | Jan’20 |
| Requiring mining companies to fund bushfire hazard reduction | 80% | 68% |
| Setting a zero-carbon pollution target for 2030 | 75% | 64% |
| Setting a zero-carbon pollution target for 2050 | 81% | 71% |
| Ban all political donations from fossil fuel companies | 72% | 62% |
| Accelerate development of new industries and jobs that are powered by renewable energy | 87% | 81% |
| New coal mines opening in Australia | 49% | – |
| The fossil fuel industry receiving taxpayer funded subsidies | 42% | – |
| TOTAL: Support | TOTAL: Oppose | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | |
| Requiring mining companies to fund bushfire hazard reduction | 80% | 20% | 31% | 49% | 15% | 5% |
| Setting a zero-carbon pollution target for 2030 | 75% | 25% | 35% | 40% | 16% | 8% |
| Setting a zero-carbon pollution target for 2050 | 81% | 19% | 36% | 44% | 13% | 7% |
| Ban all political donations from fossil fuel companies | 72% | 28% | 30% | 42% | 21% | 7% |
| Accelerate development of new industries and jobs that are powered by renewable energy | 87% | 13% | 44% | 43% | 9% | 4% |
| New coal mines opening in Australia | 49% | 51% | 15% | 34% | 27% | 24% |
| The fossil fuel industry receiving taxpayer funded subsidies | 42% | 58% | 11% | 31% | 34% | 24% |
| TOTAL: Support | Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
| Requiring mining companies to fund bushfire hazard reduction | 80% | 75% | 85% | 76% | 83% | 80% | 82% | 79% | 88% | 77% | ||
| Setting a zero-carbon pollution target for 2030 | 75% | 69% | 81% | 74% | 81% | 72% | 82% | 67% | 93% | 74% | ||
| Setting a zero-carbon pollution target for 2050 | 81% | 78% | 83% | 81% | 84% | 77% | 88% | 75% | 88% | 72% | ||
| Ban all political donations from fossil fuel companies | 72% | 71% | 73% | 71% | 78% | 67% | 74% | 65% | 87% | 75% | ||
| Accelerate development of new industries and jobs that are powered by renewable energy | 87% | 84% | 89% | 81% | 88% | 91% | 88% | 87% | 92% | 82% | ||
| New coal mines opening in Australia | 49% | 56% | 42% | 53% | 54% | 41% | 43% | 57% | 23% | 52% | ||
| The fossil fuel industry receiving taxpayer funded subsidies | 42% | 43% | 40% | 48% | 48% | 29% | 41% | 44% | 23% | 40% | ||
| Base (n) | 1,034 | 528 | 506 | 329 | 320 | 385 | 322 | 430 | 88 | 107 | ||