Climate Action Merribek: people in Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner and Glenroy wanting action on climate change

Wills voters overwhelmingly want climate action as does the rest of Australia

September 1, 2021 at 11:31 pm John Englart Leave a comment

A new poll of 15,000 Australians conducted by YouGov for the Australian Conservation Foundation has found that a substantial majority of Australians want governments to take climate action and set ambitiuos interim climate targets, and stop funding coal and gas.

Citizens in Moreland as part of this poll showed a much greater concern than the national average on all the question polled.

Conclusions. Compare results Wills and National average	Wills	National Average
Voters believe greater climate action will help nature and wildlife survive extreme weather.	84%	79%
Voters do not believe that new coal or gas power stations should be a priority for the federal government.	78%	71%
Voters believe the federal government need to be doing more to address climate change.	79%	67%
Voters say Labor and Coalition plans for climate action will influence their vote.	76%	67%

However, even electorates in rural or coal regions supported greater climate action, more renewables and no new coal or gas.

The questions:

At the next federal election, how important to your vote is action on climate change from the major parties?

Do you believe the federal government needs to do more or is doing enough to address climate change?

Should Australia reach net zero emissions before 2050, by 2050, or not set a target?

Should Australia cut emissions by 2030 and by how much?

To meet Australia’s energy needs, should new gas or coal-fired power stations be built?

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Read the full report (PDF) or visit the Together We Can website to look up individual electorates.

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