Climate change and energy

Australian renewable energy target

In 2024, 41% said Australia’s target to transition to renewable energy was about right.

Question

Now for a question about renewable energy sources such as solar or wind. The current federal Labor government has set a national Australian target for 82% of electricity to be generated through renewables by 2030. Do you think Australia’s target to transition to renewable energy is…

Too ambitious 33About right 41Not ambitious enough 25Don’t know 1
  • Too ambitious
  • About right
  • Not ambitious enough
  • Don’t know
Total
All groups

Observation

The Australian government has set a national target to generate 82% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The largest share of Australians (41%) think this target is ‘about right’. For the remainder, one-third (33%) of Australians say the renewable energy target is ‘too ambitious’, while one-quarter (25%) say it is ‘not ambitious enough’.

Data

Compare different demographics, years, categories, and responses.

Demographic

Response

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