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Energy policy priorities

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In 2019, 47% of Australians said the main priority should be reducing carbon emissions.

Question Energy policy priorities

Now thinking about Australia’s energy policy, including electricity and gas. Which one of the following goals do you personally think should be the main priority for the federal government?

Responses from 2019.

  1. 0%
  2. 25%
  3. 50%
Reducing carbon emissions
47
Reducing household energy bills
38
Reducing the risk of power blackouts
15

In 2019 and 2021, this question asked about ‘reducing household bills’. In those years, the framing of the question did not include reference to ‘electricity and gas’ specifically.

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2024 observation

In the context of rising energy prices and high cost-of-living pressures in Australia, almost half of Australians (48%) now say that ‘reducing household energy bills’ should be the main priority for the government’s energy policy, a sharp 16-point rise from a similar question in 2021. The number of Australians who say that ‘reducing carbon emissions’ should be the main priority has fallen 18 points to 37%, no longer the leading response. ‘Reducing the risk of power blackouts’ remained relatively low as a priority, gaining three points to 15%.

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