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Commissioned by a coalition of Greenpeace, the Nature Conservation
Council and GetUp.org.au, the Newspoll survey found 79 per cent of
Australians want the Federal Government to sign the Kyoto Protocol and
commit to targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 71 per cent of
Coalition voters now believe this should happen also.
The national Newspoll survey also found an overwhelming majority of Australians (91 per cent) want to see a deliberate shift away from reliance on coal fired power and instead focus on renewable energy sources solar and wind. 90 per cent of Coalition voters agreed.
Four out of every five Australians also agree that industries that produce greenhouse gases should pay a levy on their emissions, something 77 per cent of Coalition voters now support.
“Anything less than a major change in the Prime Minister’s favouritism of the coal industry and a major increase in investment in clean, safe solar and wind technologies would clearly place him at odds with the majority of Australians at the next election," Greenpeace Campaigns Director Danny Kennedy said.
Conducted last weekend, October 28-29, and despite the Prime Minister’s announcement of funding for a solar energy project in Victoria, 92 per cent of Australians said the Federal Government isn’t doing enough to encourage renewable technologies and should significantly increase its current investment in wind and solar projects.
90 per cent of Coalition voters said the Federal Government should invest much more in solar and wind renewable technologies.
“Climate change is now among the key issues that will decide the next federal election and the Newspoll survey results are a clear rejection of the Prime Minister’s support for nuclear energy and supposed clean coal technology,” Nature Conservation Council Director Cate Faehrmann said.
A coalition of environment groups will campaign on climate change in the lead up to the next federal election.
"Our government must act now to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions and roll-out a large scale deployment of renewable energy. We are holding politicians to account today - not in 50 years time when our children and grandchildren are stuck with a mess they aren't able to clean up,” GetUp.org.au Executive Director Brett Solomon said.
Australians support for serious action on climate change will be further demonstrated this Saturday, 4 November, at the Walk Against Warming marches across the country.
The Federal Government is set to be further isolated when member countries of the Kyoto Protocol meet in Nairobi, Kenya, next week to discuss progress with the massive investment opportunities occurring to meet greenhouse emissions reduction targets.
Other key findings include:
- 86 per cent of Australians believe the government should be doing more than it currently is to tackle climate change (81 per cent of Coalition voters);
- 75 per cent of Australians are prepared to pay a bit more for their energy to help boost investment in renewable energy sources such as wind and solar (75 per cent of Coalition voters).
The Newspoll survey was conducted last weekend (27 -29 October, 2006) among a large, representative sample of 1200 adults aged 18 and over. The results have been post-weighted to Australian Bureau of Statistics population estimates.
The national Newspoll survey also found an overwhelming majority of Australians (91 per cent) want to see a deliberate shift away from reliance on coal fired power and instead focus on renewable energy sources solar and wind. 90 per cent of Coalition voters agreed.
Four out of every five Australians also agree that industries that produce greenhouse gases should pay a levy on their emissions, something 77 per cent of Coalition voters now support.
“Anything less than a major change in the Prime Minister’s favouritism of the coal industry and a major increase in investment in clean, safe solar and wind technologies would clearly place him at odds with the majority of Australians at the next election," Greenpeace Campaigns Director Danny Kennedy said.
Conducted last weekend, October 28-29, and despite the Prime Minister’s announcement of funding for a solar energy project in Victoria, 92 per cent of Australians said the Federal Government isn’t doing enough to encourage renewable technologies and should significantly increase its current investment in wind and solar projects.
90 per cent of Coalition voters said the Federal Government should invest much more in solar and wind renewable technologies.
“Climate change is now among the key issues that will decide the next federal election and the Newspoll survey results are a clear rejection of the Prime Minister’s support for nuclear energy and supposed clean coal technology,” Nature Conservation Council Director Cate Faehrmann said.
A coalition of environment groups will campaign on climate change in the lead up to the next federal election.
"Our government must act now to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions and roll-out a large scale deployment of renewable energy. We are holding politicians to account today - not in 50 years time when our children and grandchildren are stuck with a mess they aren't able to clean up,” GetUp.org.au Executive Director Brett Solomon said.
Australians support for serious action on climate change will be further demonstrated this Saturday, 4 November, at the Walk Against Warming marches across the country.
The Federal Government is set to be further isolated when member countries of the Kyoto Protocol meet in Nairobi, Kenya, next week to discuss progress with the massive investment opportunities occurring to meet greenhouse emissions reduction targets.
Other key findings include:
- 86 per cent of Australians believe the government should be doing more than it currently is to tackle climate change (81 per cent of Coalition voters);
- 75 per cent of Australians are prepared to pay a bit more for their energy to help boost investment in renewable energy sources such as wind and solar (75 per cent of Coalition voters).
The Newspoll survey was conducted last weekend (27 -29 October, 2006) among a large, representative sample of 1200 adults aged 18 and over. The results have been post-weighted to Australian Bureau of Statistics population estimates.
For further information or comment
Louise Clifton, Greenpeace, 0438 204 041
