Q. Does your household have the following?
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|
Total
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| Solar rooftop panels |
27% |
29% |
28% |
28% |
30% |
|
| Solar hot water |
17% |
18% |
16% |
20% |
20% |
|
| A “green energy” option from your power provider |
22% |
24% |
20% |
34% |
18% |
27% of respondents said they had solar rooftop panels, 17% have solar hot water and 22% have a “green energy” option f=rom their power provider.
Those more likely to have solar rooftop panels were aged 55+ (34%) and live in Queensland (36%).
Those more likely to have solar hot water were aged 55+ (22%).
Those more likely to have “green power” were Greens voters (34%) and live in Victoria (30%).
Q. Are you considering obtaining any of the following in the next twelve months?
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Total
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|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| Solar rooftop panels |
14% |
14% |
11% |
36% |
14% |
|
| Solar hot water |
10% |
12% |
8% |
15% |
7% |
|
| A “green energy” option from your power provider |
6% |
6% |
3% |
21% |
2% |
Note: percentages based on those who do not currently have/use
14% said they were considering obtaining solar panels in the next twelve months, 10% were considering solar hot water and 6% were considering “green energy”.
Those more likely to be considering solar rooftop panels were on incomes over $1,600 pw (21%) and Greens voters (36%).
Those more likely to be considering “green energy” were and Greens voters (21%).
03 June 2013, 030613, renewable energy, renewable resources target
Q. Australia currently has a target of having 20 per cent of our energy generated from renewable resources (e.g. hydro, solar, wind farms, geothermal) by 2020. Do you think this target is too high, not high enough or about right?
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Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Not high enough |
40% |
47% |
31% |
67% |
|
| Too high |
11% |
6% |
19% |
7% |
|
| About right |
33% |
36% |
33% |
17% |
|
| Don’t know |
16% |
11% |
17% |
9% |
40% think that the 2020 target of 20% renewable energy is not high enough, 33% think it is about right and 11% think it is too high.
Those most likely to think it is not high enough were Greens voters (67%), Labor voters (47%), aged 18-24 (45%) and aged 55+ (45%).
19% of Liberal/National voters and 17% of men thought it was too high.
07 November 2012, 071112, Greenhouse gases, Nuclear Power, radioactive waste, renewable energy, Uranium
Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
|
Total agree |
Total disagree |
Strongly agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly disagree |
Don’t know |
|
| Nuclear power is a good way to reduce greenhouse emissions |
40% |
35% |
10% |
30% |
19% |
16% |
25% |
| We should develop renewable energy options before nuclear |
77% |
11% |
41% |
36% |
8% |
3% |
12% |
| Nuclear power is too risky because of the risk of serious accidents |
62% |
27% |
28% |
34% |
20% |
7% |
12% |
| Nuclear power isn’t worth it because of the need to manage radioactive waste |
63% |
22% |
32% |
31% |
17% |
5% |
15% |
| Establishing a nuclear industry would be too expensive |
42% |
29% |
17% |
25% |
23% |
6% |
29% |
| We have our own uranium supplies so it’s logical we should develop nuclear power. |
37% |
40% |
9% |
28% |
22% |
18% |
23% |
There was strong majority agreement with the statements “We should develop renewable energy options before nuclear” (77%), “Nuclear power isn’t worth it because of the need to manage radioactive waste “ (63%) and “Nuclear power is too risky because of the risk of serious accidents “ (62%).
However, respondents were approximately evenly split over “Nuclear power is a good way to reduce greenhouse emissions” (40% agree/35% disagree) and “We have our own uranium supplies so it’s logical we should develop nuclear power” (37%/40%).
apprenticeships, Australian jobs, employment, Industrial Relations, investment, renewable energy, Voting intention
Q. To what extent do you agree that the following measures will improve job creation and investment in Australia?
| Total Agree | Total Agree – Labor | Total Agree – Lib/Nat | Total Agree- Greens | ||
| Increasing the number of apprenticeships | 88% | 89% | 91% | 87% | |
| Giving incentives to companies that invest in research and development | 79% | 80% | 83% | 83% | |
| Boosting investment in renewable energy technologies | 75% | 80% | 71% | 88% | |
| Requiring companies to use Australian made steel in large infrastructure projects | 73% | 77% | 77% | 69% | |
| Implementing industrial relations changes that give more flexibility to business | 57% | 45% | 75% | 41% | |
| Bringing back tariffs on products imported from overseas | 52% | 52% | 58% | 40% | |
| Introducing industrial relations reforms to make it easier to hire and fire people | 41% | 26% | 65% | 18% |
Increasing the number of apprenticeships, giving incentives to companies that invest in research and development, and requiring companies to use Australia made steel in large infrastructure projects all receive a consistent level of endorsement across party lines.
Labor voters are more likely to agree with boosting investment in renewable energy technologies (80% total agree) as a measure to improve job creation and investment in Australia, as are Greens voters (88% total agree).
Labor voters are less likely to agree with implementing industrial relations changes that give more flexibility to business (45% total agree) and introducing industrial relations reforms to make it easier to hire and fire people (26% total agree).
Coalition voters are the most likely to agree with the industrial relations reforms, with 75% agreeing with implementing industrial relations changes that give more flexibility to business and 65% agreeing with introducing industrial relations reforms to make it easier to hire and fire people.
carbon pollution, carbon pricing scheme, Carbon Tax, climate change, Essential Report, Polling, renewable energy
Q. Would you support or oppose this carbon pricing scheme if the money paid by big polluting industries was used to compensate low and middle income earners for increased prices and to invest in renewable energy?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total support | 50% | 77% | 27% | 84% |
| Total oppose | 37% | 12% | 61% | 9% |
| Strongly support | 20% | 41% | 4% | 40% |
| Support | 30% | 36% | 23% | 44% |
| Oppose | 15% | 8% | 23% | 4% |
| Strongly oppose | 22% | 4% | 38% | 5% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 10% | 11% | 7% |
Total support for the carbon pricing scheme rose sharply by 13 points to 50% when respondents were asked whether they supported the scheme if the money paid by big polluting industries was used to compensate low and middle income earners and to invest in renewable energy.
Conversely, total opposition for the scheme fell by 13% to 37% total opposed.
The reference to compensation and investment in renewables has the effect of shifting total support up by 10% amongst Labor voters (77%), up 14% amongst Lib/Nat voters and up 8% amongst Green voters.
Carbon emissions, carbon pollution, Carbon Tax, electricity, electricity costs, EMC, ER, Essential Media, Essential Report, Polling, polls, renewable energy
Q. Thinking about the proposed carbon tax, do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
| Total agree | Total disagree | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know | |
| A carbon tax will substantially increase the cost of electricity | 79% | 8% | 47% | 32% | 6% | 2% | 13% |
| The cost of electricity will increase substantially even without a carbon tax | 78% | 11% | 26% | 52% | 10% | 1% | 11% |
| A carbon tax is an effective way to force large polluting companies to reduce their carbon pollution | 42% | 43% | 13% | 29% | 21% | 22% | 14% |
| A carbon tax will increase investment in renewable energy | 41% | 38% | 14% | 27% | 20% | 18% | 22% |
79% agree that a carbon tax will substantially increase the cost of electricity but 78% agree that the cost of electricity will increase substantially even without a carbon tax.
Respondents were evenly divided over whether a carbon tax is an effective way to force large polluting companies to reduce their carbon pollution (42% agreer/43% disagree) and whether a carbon tax will increase investment in renewable energy (41% agree/38% disagree).
Males (84%) were more likely than females (74%) to agree or strongly agree that ‘a carbon tax will substantially increase the costs of electricity.’
Females (53%) were more likely than males (41%) to agree or strongly agree that ‘a carbon tax is an effective way to force large polluting companies to reduce their carbon pollution.’
agriculture, banking, car manufacturing, goverment support for industries, media, mining, renewable energy
Q. Thinking about Australian industries and the ways in which the Government can give them assistance and support – which forms of assistance and support do you think the Government should give to the following industries? (multi-response)
| Lower tax rates | Direct subsidies and grants | Protection from overseas competition | Total should give assistance | Should not give any assistance | Don’t know | |
| Agriculture | 34% | 44% | 45% | 79% | 7% | 14% |
| Renewable energy e.g. solar panels, wind farms | 34% | 56% | 19% | 79% | 7% | 14% |
| Other manufacturing e.g. clothing, whitegoods | 24% | 16% | 43% | 69% | 14% | 17% |
| Car manufacturing | 22% | 18% | 39% | 66% | 16% | 18% |
| Mining | 13% | 9% | 19% | 37% | 42% | 21% |
| Banking and finance | 13% | 3% | 12% | 25% | 57% | 18% |
| Media e.g. newspapers, TV stations | 5% | 5% | 12% | 21% | 58% | 21% |
More than three-quarters of respondents are in favour of Government assistance and support for agriculture and renewable energy industries. 45% believe that agriculture should receive protection from overseas competition and 56% support direct grants and subsidies for renewable energy.
About two-thirds are in favour of Government support for car and other manufacturing industries – especially protection from overseas competition.
Media (21%) and banking and finance (25%) are thought to be least deserving of Government support.
By voting intention Liberal/National voters were a little more likely to favour Government support for agriculture (87%) and mining (44%). Comments »