New research concludes that 64% believe Australia should be 'doing more' to address the problem while 60% believe the country should be a 'global leader'.
A clear majority of Australians have backed the case for action on climate change in a new survey that shows 68 per cent believe the trend poses a "serious threat" to their way of life.
The survey found 24 per cent agreed they had "serious doubts about whether climate change is occurring" in an increase from 19 per cent two years ago and 22 per cent a decade ago. While several Ipsos results showed very high concern about climate change, many of the responses were in line with previous surveys and did not show a spike that could be attributed to the bushfires over summer.
But the research also revealed the uncertainty among voters at a time of intense political and media commentary on the bushfires and climate change, with 55 per cent agreeing with the statement that "there are too many conflicting opinions" to be confident about the claims being made – up from 50 per cent in the last two surveys.
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