To put it bluntly, Australians are gobsmacked at Abbott's war on wind and sun when Australians want to embrace it. We believe climate change is real and man made and requires much more than the Abbott gov's token gestures.
Of course this would feed into the whole subject of mining coal, in particular the mining of the carbon bomb Galilee Basin in Queensland. Unfortunately for Abbott, him and his gov appear completely oblivious to this.
The findings highlight a growing disconnect between the Abbott government and public sentiment on climate action, renewables and pollution regulation. Government decisions around pollution regulation and the forthcoming Paris climate change negotiations provide opportunities to better reflect this public sentiment, as well as growing business and international concerns.
There is a clear message in this report: “the Abbott government should take climate change more seriously”, with 63 per cent of this view, up 6 points from last year. Another 59 per cent agree that the seriousness of climate change is under-estimated by government.
Acceptance that climate change is occurring is the same as last year, with 70 per cent of this view. But this is up six points from the 2012. And more of that cohort now think that Australia is already feeling the impacts, 93 per cent up 4 points from last year. This is not a future issue.
In addition, more now think that humans are at least partly the cause for climate change, 89 per cent compared to 84 per cent last year. 41 per cent think that humans are the main cause, up 6 points from 2014.
Another sign of the deepening of understanding around the causes of climate change is the finding that 57 per cent of Australians now trust the science that suggests that climate change is changing due to human activities, up 6 points from last year, and up 11 points from 2012. more
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