New polling conducted by ReachTEL for The Australia Institute of the electorates represented by Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott reveals very strong support for increasing and not cutting Australia’s renewable energy target.
57% of Tony Abbott’s constituents oppose his proposal to cut the RET. 59% of Malcolm Turnbull’s electorate oppose the cut while just 28% support it.
Increasing Australia’s renewable energy target to 50% by 2030 enjoys high support amongst those surveyed in Warringah and Wentworth. 61% of respondents in the Prime Minister’s seat support the increase, and just 26% oppose; while 56% of Tony Abbott’s electorate support increasing the RET to 50% by 2030,with 28% opposed.
Polling Results (723 in Warringah, 750 residents of Wentworth conducted 1 February 2017):
Warringah
Question: Do you support former Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s proposal to cut the renewable energy target?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18 – 34 |
35 – 50 |
51 – 65 |
65+ |
|
Support |
28.6% |
22.8% |
35.1% |
21.7% |
24.0% |
27.4% |
34.7% |
|
Oppose |
56.6% |
58.3% |
54.7% |
75.0% |
61.1% |
57.3% |
48.4% |
|
Undecided |
14.8% |
18.9% |
10.2% |
3.3% |
15.0% |
15.3% |
16.9% |
Question: Do you support increasing Australia’s renewable energy target to 50% by 2030?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18 – 34 |
35 – 50 |
51 – 65 |
65+ |
|
Support |
55.9% |
62.2% |
48.8% |
76.7% |
67.3% |
56.9% |
42.1% |
|
Oppose |
28.4% |
19.7% |
38.0% |
16.7% |
23.2% |
27.4% |
35.6% |
|
Undecided |
15.8% |
18.1% |
13.2% |
6.7% |
9.5% |
15.7% |
22.3% |
Question: Do you think increasing Australia’s renewable energy target would?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18 – 34 |
35 – 50 |
51 – 65 |
65+ |
|
create jobs in Australia |
45.4% |
46.6% |
44.2% |
56.7% |
51.5% |
46.2% |
37.9% |
|
Reduce jobs in Australia |
20.5% |
13.7% |
28.1% |
18.3% |
18.6% |
20.9% |
22.2% |
|
Neither reduce or increase jobs |
34.1% |
39.7% |
27.8% |
25.0% |
29.9% |
32.9% |
39.9 |
Wentworth
Question: Do you support former Prime Minister Tony Abbott proposal to cut the renewable energy target?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18 – 34 |
35 – 50 |
51 – 65 |
65+ |
|
Support |
28.1% |
24.2% |
32.2% |
35.1% |
24.1% |
19.0% |
34.4% |
|
Oppose |
58.9% |
59.7% |
58.1% |
64.9% |
65.0% |
60.1% |
40.9% |
|
Undecided |
12.9% |
16.1% |
9.7% |
0.0% |
11.0% |
20.9% |
24.7 |
Question: Do you support increasing Australia’s renewable energy target to 50% by 2030?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18 – 34 |
35 – 50 |
51 – 65 |
65+ |
|
Support |
60.9% |
64.2% |
57.6% |
77.2% |
62.4% |
58.6% |
39.6% |
|
Oppose |
25.6% |
18.7% |
32.7% |
22.8% |
24.1% |
21.0% |
35.7% |
|
Undecided |
13.5% |
17.1% |
9.7% |
0.0% |
13.5% |
20.4% |
24.7% |
Question: Do you think increasing Australia’s renewable energy target would?
|
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
18 – 34 |
35 – 50 |
51 – 65 |
65+ |
|
create jobs in Australia |
43.0% |
48.8% |
37.0% |
41.1% |
50.6% |
44.6% |
32.7% |
|
Reduce jobs in Australia |
19.7% |
14.7% |
24.9% |
25.2% |
15.2% |
17.8% |
20.9% |
|
Neither reduce or increase jobs |
37.3% |
36.5% |
38.1% |
33.7% |
34.2% |
37.6% |
46.4% |