We asked 54,000 Australians to find out what climate action they want — and when.
Even a third of Australians who said that climate change was not a problem for them personally were willing to cough up some of their own money to prevent it.captures how Australians felt shortly after they voted in the Morrison Government.
Recent polls suggest the broad support for climate action has strengthened with the catastrophic bushfire season.found 79 per cent are concerned about climate change, up 5 percentage points from a similar poll in July. When it came to the Government's response, 53 per cent felt the Coalition had not done a good job of"managing the climate crisis".boosting renewable energy came out on top with 81 per cent support.
A slim majority of Coalition voters were also prepared to support a zero-carbon target for 2050 , mining companies funding bushfire hazard reduction and an end to fossil fuel subsidies.he's not willing to review Australia's emissions reduction targets but will work with the states on new energy deals that might bring emissions down.
But the data suggest Australians, including a large slab of his voter base, are willing to support strong action on climate change.
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