50% of Coalition voters and 67% of Labor voters want to phase out coal,and majority also support striving to cut greenhouse gas emissions A majority of Australians would support phasing out coal power by 2030, including half the people in a sample identifying as Coalition voters, and according to a survey by a progressive thinktank.
The research funded by the Australia Institute says 60% of a sample of 1417 Australians surveyed by online market research firm Research Now supported Australia joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance to phase out coal power by 2030. Related: Matt Canavan castigates fossil fuel opponents for using 'highly objectionable' term 'just transition' Related: 'Extreme' fossil fuel investments acquire surged under Donald Trump,report reveals Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com