The decade of policy uncertainty on climate change and energy seems set to continue, but the results from Climate of the Nation make it clear the public is way ahead of its government. [...] for emissions reduction The effects of heat are the driving concern about the impact of Just 20% of Australians think we should pull out of the Paris climate change, and people were most concerned about more Agreement, compared to 55% who say we should stay. [...] Climate of the Nation asked respondents both what they believe Interestingly, the number of sceptics who think climate change to be the causes of climate change and what their perceptions of is not happening at all is only 3% (respondents estimated 13%), what other Australians believe are the causes of climate change. [...] FIGURE 3: LEVEL OF CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE IMPACTS Level of concern about climate impacts 8 | Change in level of concern about climate impact 2017 to 2018 FIGURE 4: CHANGE IN LEVEL OF CONCERN, CLIMATE IMPACT 2017-18 Australia already experiencing climate change A substantial number of Australians believe we are already experiencing the effects of climate change, especially the impact of heat. [...] industry’s political successes and the extensive subsidies it attracts are invariably based on its perceived role in the Support for a moratorium on new coal economy, but Climate of the Nation results show there is an enormous gap between the public’s perception of the size on mines contribution of the coal mining industry and reality.
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