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  • May, 2013

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    Climate change policies

    Q. If they win the election the Liberal Party plans to dump the carbon tax and replace it with what they call a “direct action” plan which involves planting trees and paying companies to reduce their carbon pollution. Which approach to climate change would you favour?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    The Government’s tax on the largest polluting companies to encourage them to reduce carbon pollution

    39%

    67%

    20%

    63%

    The Liberal’s policy to plant trees and pay companies to reduce carbon pollution

    29%

    9%

    49%

    15%

    Neither

    18%

    11%

    23%

    14%

    Don’t know

    14%

    13%

    8%

    8%

    39% favour the Government’s policy on addressing climate change and 29% favour the Liberal Party’s “direct action” plan. 18% do not support either approach.

    The Government’s approach had strongest support from Labor voters (67%), Greens voters (63%) and people aged under 35 (44%).

    The Liberal Party’s plan had strongest support from Liberal/National voters (49%) and people aged 65+ (45%).

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