Q. The Labor Party recently committed to a target of 50% renewable energy by 2030. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| Total approve | 65% | 84% | 45% | 96% | 59% | |
| Total disapprove | 16% | 3% | 35% | 2% | 15% | |
| Strongly approve | 25% | 40% | 8% | 43% | 20% | |
| Approve | 40% | 44% | 37% | 53% | 39% | |
| Disapprove | 9% | 3% | 18% | 1% | 8% | |
| Strongly disapprove | 7% | * | 17% | 1% | 7% | |
| Don’t know | 19% | 13% | 20% | 3% | 25% |
65% approve of the Labor Party commitment to a target of 50% renewable energy by 2030 and 16% disapprove.
A very high majority of Labor voters (84%) and Greens voters (96%) approve.
Liberal/National voters were split but more likely to approve (45%) than disapprove (35%).
electricity, electricity costs, Renewable energy target
Do you think a 50% renewable target will mean higher or lower electricity costs?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | Approve 50% target | Dis-approve 50% target | |||
| Higher costs | 51% | 45% | 67% | 42% | 48% | 48% | 82% | ||
| Lower costs | 18% | 22% | 11% | 25% | 19% | 24% | 10% | ||
| Much higher costs | 24% | 12% | 42% | 8% | 27% | 13% | 71% | ||
| A little higher costs | 27% | 33% | 25% | 34% | 21% | 35% | 11% | ||
| A little lower costs | 12% | 14% | 8% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 5% | ||
| Much lower costs | 6% | 8% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 8% | 5% | ||
| Make no difference to costs | 11% | 13% | 8% | 20% | 13% | 14% | 5% | ||
| Don’t know | 19% | 20% | 14% | 14% | 19% | 15% | 3% |
51% think that a 50% renewable target will mean higher electricity costs and 18% think it will mean lower costs. 11% think it will make no difference.
Of those who approve the Labor Party’s 50% renewable target 48% think it will mean higher electricity costs and 24% think it will mean lower costs – although only 13% think it will mean much higher costs.
Q. The Renewable Energy Target scheme encourages investment in renewable energy by requiring electricity retail companies to purchase a certain amount of renewable energy each year. By the year 2020, at least 20% of electricity must come from renewable resources.
Do you think this target of 20% renewable energy by 2020 is too high, too low or about right?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Feb 14 |
Jul 14 |
|
| Too high |
8% |
7% |
11% |
5% |
9% |
13% |
13% |
||
| Too low |
33% |
43% |
19% |
61% |
33% |
25% |
29% |
||
| About right |
32% |
29% |
42% |
25% |
29% |
39% |
36% |
||
| Don’t know |
27% |
22% |
28% |
9% |
29% |
23% |
22% |
32% think the current renewable energy target is about right, 33% think it is too low and 8% think it is too high. Since this question was asked in July, those thinking it is too low increased 4 points and those thinking it is too high declined 5 points.
61% of Greens voters and 43% of Labor voters think it is too low.
climate change policies, Renewable energy target
Q. The Renewable Energy Target scheme encourages investment in renewable energy by requiring electricity retail companies to purchase a certain amount of renewable energy each year. By the year 2020, at least 20% of electricity must come from renewable resources.
Do you think this target of 20% renewable energy by 2020 is too high, too low or about right?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Feb 14 |
|
| Too high |
13% |
9% |
20% |
5% |
15% |
13% |
||
| Too low |
29% |
33% |
18% |
64% |
35% |
25% |
||
| About right |
36% |
38% |
42% |
18% |
30% |
39% |
||
| Don’t know |
22% |
20% |
19% |
14% |
20% |
23% |
36% think the current renewable energy target is about right, 29% think it is too low and 13% think it is too high. Since this question was asked in February, those thinking it is too low increased 4 points and those thinking it is about right declined 3 points.
64% of Greens voters, 33% of Labor voters and 38% of those with university education think it is too low.
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Q. The Renewable Energy Target scheme encourages investment in renewable energy by requiring electricity retail companies to purchase a certain amount of renewable energy each year. By the year 2020, at least 20% of electricity must come from renewable resources.
Do you think this target of 20% renewable energy by 2020 is too high, too low or about right?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Too high |
13% |
7% |
21% |
10% |
13% |
|
| Too low |
25% |
32% |
15% |
62% |
19% |
|
| About right |
39% |
40% |
41% |
19% |
49% |
|
| Don’t know |
23% |
20% |
24% |
9% |
20% |
39% think the current renewable energy target is about right, 25% think it is too low and 13% think it is too high.
62% of Greens voters, 32% of labor voters and 29% of those with university education think it is too low.