Australia: government solutions for reduction of greenhouse emissions 2022

According to a January 2022 survey in Australia, approximately 24 percent of respondents believed that replacing gas and coal-fired power stations with renewable energy and battery storage would be the most important solution to help Australia further reduce greenhouse emissions in the next decade. Meanwhile, nearly one-fifth of respondents ranked using renewable energy to power all government buildings as the most important.

Most important Government solutions to help Australia achieve deeper cuts to greenhouse emissions in the next decade in Australia in 2022

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

January 2022

Number of respondents

15,358 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original choice question: "Across Australia, people were asked what solutions they'd like the Government to take to help Australia achieve deeper cuts to greenhouse emissions in the next decade.
Replace gas and coal-fired power stations with renewable energy and battery storage
Power all government buildings - schools, libraries, hospitals etc. - with renewable energy
Introduce stronger federal laws to make forests, soils and native vegetation healthier and able to store more climate pollution.
Invest in clean transport - more electric busses and trains, and a national network of electric vehicle charging stations
Only allocate public money to support renewable energy and battery storage projects, and not coal and gas projects
Make products for export such as steel, aluminium and hydrogen using only renewable energy."

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