50% renewable energy target
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 costs
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.
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 |
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.
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.
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 |
|
| 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.
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