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  • Sep, 2014

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    Energy sources

    Q. Do you think Australia should put more emphasis, less emphasis or about the same emphasis as it does now on producing domestic energy from the following sources?

     

     

    More emphasis

    Same emphasis

    Less emphasis

    Don’t know

    Solar power

    70%

    21%

    3%

    5%

    Wind

    60%

    26%

    8%

    6%

    Hydro

    46%

    39%

    6%

    9%

    Gas

    23%

    47%

    22%

    8%

    Nuclear power

    18%

    26%

    41%

    15%

    Coal

    9%

    31%

    53%

    8%

    70% think Australia should put more emphasis on producing domestic energy from solar power and 60% think there should be more emphasis on wind power. A majority (53%) think there should be less emphasis on producing energy from coal.

    There were few significant differences across demographic groups. Those aged 55+ were a little more likely to want more emphasis on solar (74%) and less emphasis on coal (64%).

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