tas supplement climate of the nation 2021

Climate Attitudes SnapshotTasmanians:

•Are concerned about climate change–Justunderthree-quarters(73%)areconcernedaboutclimatechange.

•Don’t support a ‘gas-fired recovery’ from the COVID-19 pandemic –Just11%preferAustralia’seconomicrecoverywereprimarilypoweredbyinvestmentingas,comparedtotwo-thirds(66%)thatpreferitpoweredbyinvestmentinrenewables.

•Oppose current levels of fossil fuel industry subsidies–Three-fifths(62%)opposecurrentlevelsoffossilfuelindustrysubsidies,comparedto16%thatsupport.

•Do not want new fossil fuel projects approved–Three-fifths(62%)supportAustraliafollowingtheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)recommendationandnotapproveanynewgas,coal,oroilprojects,comparedto19%thatoppose.

•Want Australia to set targets to limit global warming to 1.5-2°C–Morethantwo-thirds(70%)agreeAustraliashouldsettargetsandimplementdomesticactiontohelplimitglobalwarmingto1.5-2°Candachievenetzeroemissions,comparedto11%thatdisagree.

•Want state governments to act on climate change–Morethantwo-thirds(69%)agreestategovernmentsshouldactonclimatechangeregardlessofwhatotheractorsaredoing,comparedto10%thatdisagree.

•Want Australia to be a world leader on climate change–Morethantwo-thirds(69%)agreeAustraliashouldbeaworldleaderinfindingsolutionstoclimatechange,comparedto9%thatdisagree.

Governments not doing enough to prepare for global warming•TasmaniansaremorelikelythanotherrespondentstoagreethatAustraliangovernmentsarenotdoingenoughtoprepareforandadapttotheimpactsofglobalwarming(61%,comparedto55%nationally).

Support for phasing out fossil fuel mining and generationTasmaniansaremorelikelythanotherrespondentsto:

•StronglysupportfollowingtheIEApathwayandnotapprovinganynewgas,coaloroilprojects(38%stronglysupport,comparedto33%nationally).Totalsupportis62%,similartothenationalresultof60%.

•Agreethatgovernmentsneedtoimplementaplantoensuretheorderlyclosureofcoalandtheirreplacementwithcleanenergy(78%agree,comparedto74%nationally).

•Thinkcoal-firedpowergenerationshouldendinthenexttenyears(47%,comparedto40%nationally).

•ThinktheAustralianGovernmentshouldstopnewcoalminesandphaseoutexistingcoalminesassoonaspossible(38%,comparedto32%nationally).Totalsupportforstoppingnewcoalmines(includingstoppingnewminesbutallowingexistingminestooperateuntiltheendoftheirapprovals)is70%,comparedto66%nationally.

Opposition to fossil fuel subsidies•Tasmaniansaremorelikelythanotherrespondentstoopposegovernmentsputtingpublicfundsintoinfrastructuretosubsidisetheexpansionofthecoal,oilandgasindustries(56%oppose,comparedto51%nationally).

•Tasmaniansaremorelikelythanotherrespondentstoopposetheamountofgovernmentmoney($10.3billion)usedtosubsidisethefossilfuelindustryinthe2020-21budgetyear(62%oppose,comparedtothe57%nationally;16%support,comparedto23%nationally).

Support for electric vehicle policies•Tasmaniaisideallysuitedtovehicleelectrification,withitsrelativelyshorttraveldistances,arterialroutes,and100%renewableelectricitygeneration.Tasmanianssupportarangeofelectricvehiclepolicies.

•Three-quarters(74%)supportagovernmentfundednetworkoffastchargingstationsforelectricvehicles.

•Three-quarters(74%)supportremovingtheLuxuryCarTaxfromelectricvehiclepurchases.

•Almostthree-quarters(73%)supportfullyelectrifyingstatebusfleetsby2030.

•Almostthree-quarters(73%)supportgovernmentsubsidiestoreduceelectricvehiclepurchasecost.

•Almostthree-quarters(72%)supportgovernmentsupporttoincreasedomesticmanufacturingofzero-emissionelectricvehicles,batteriesandcomponentparts.

•Overtwo-thirds(70%)supportrequiringallnewapartmentblockstoincludeelectricvehiclechargingstations.

•Overtwo-thirds(68%)supportdiscountingregistration,stampdutyandroadtollsforelectricvehicleowners.

WhenaskedtoselectthebiggestbenefitsofelectricvehicleuptakeinAustralia,Tasmaniansaremorelikelythanotherrespondentstoselect‘reduceddependenceonforeignoil’(52%,comparedto45%nationally).

Tas Supplement Climate of the Nation2021Tracking Australia’s attitudestowards climate change and energy

Tas Results: Support for Electric Vehicle Policies