Climate of the Nation 2020 - Tracking Australia’s attitudes towards climate change and energy

The majority of Australians were impacted, with 57% experiencing some form know that we will not be able to sustain life on of direct impact from the bushfires or smoke.1 Climate change this planet if we do not get a grip on climate clearly played a role in the conditions leading up to the fires and in the ‘unrelenting conditions’ that helped the fires to spread, change and the time is running out. [...] Even the current revenue and are often left to foot the damage bill.3 As the 2020 pipeline of proposed gas projects are equivalent to more than Climate of the Nation Report shows, two thirds of Australians half of Australia’s total annual emissions.6 Unfortunately, as the (65%) support the introduction of a levy on fossil fuel exports Report shows, the role of gas in the Australian economy and the. [...] impacts of climate change and earlier polling conducted in the midst of the bushfires shows a strong correlation between direct experience of the bushfires and the level and intensity of concerns about climate change.11 FIGURE 1.1 Which is closest to your opinion? 8 Bureau of Meteorology (2020) Annual climate statement 2019. [...] know if the severity was affected by climate The focus group study added to the Climate of the Nation 2020 change or because it happens regularly every quantitative results and the large body of research showing gender differences in the public understanding of and attitudes year. [...] compared to the average of 74%, and 61% for the 65 and older group); and Western Sydney focus group participant, female undecided voter • more supportive of a levy on Australia’s fossil fuel exports to The take home message is that there is an appetite for help pay for climate disasters (71% compared to the average of information, a desire for the government to play a helpful and 65%, and 61% for.