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A new report shows the majority of Australians believe the Australian Government should do more to help low-income nations address climate change.
Majority of Australians in favour of banning new coal mines: Lowy poll The Conversation 26 May 2021, 00:38 GMT+10 More than six in ten Australians - 63% - support a ban on new coal mines opening in Australia, according to the Lowy Institute's Climate Poll 2021. A similar proportion would favour reducing Australian coal exports to other countries. "Australian views of coal exports and coal mines ... appear to have shifted significantly in recent years," the report says. Only three in ten people would back the federal government providing subsidies for building new coal-fired power plants. Ther...
More than six in ten Australians – 63% – support a ban on new coal mines opening in Australia, according to the Lowy Institute’s Climate Poll 2021. A similar proportion would favour reducing Australian coal exports to other countries. “Australian views of coal exports and coal mines … appear to have shifted significantly in recent years,” the report says. Only three in ten people would back the federal government providing subsidies for building new coal-fired power plants. There are notable age differences in attitudes to coal. More than seven in ten (72%) of those aged 18–44 s...