{"id":12783,"date":"2017-06-27T08:13:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T21:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=12783"},"modified":"2017-06-27T08:13:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T21:43:33","slug":"renewable-energy-survey-australia-mb0098","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/renewable-energy-survey-australia-mb0098\/","title":{"rendered":"96% Of Australians Want Renewables As The Nation&#8217;s Primary Energy Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12784\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12784\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/australia-renewable-energy-survey.jpg\" alt=\"Climate Of A Nation 2017 report\" width=\"700\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/australia-renewable-energy-survey.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/australia-renewable-energy-survey-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climate Of A Nation 2017 &#8211; The Climate Institute<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A report released early this morning reveals a majority of Australians want our nation to be powered by renewable sources such as wind and solar, supported by energy storage.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The latest (and final) Climate Of A Nation report from the Climate Institute states 96% of Australians want our primary source of energy to come from renewables, with 58% wanting renewables supported by storage technologies and 38% preferring renewable energy supported by fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p>The report is based on a survey administered by Galaxy Research of more than 2,660 Australians, carried out between 12-19 April this year.<\/p>\n<p>Other highlights from the report:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>71% of Australians surveyed accept climate change is taking place.<\/li>\n<li>66% have a high level of concern about climate change.<\/li>\n<li>74% indicated a high level of concern regarding climate change destroying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/great-barrier-reef-coal-mb0097\/\"> Great Barrier Reef<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>87% don&#8217;t want Australia to shy away from the Paris Agreement and 61% say we should work harder towards its objectives.<\/li>\n<li>79% rank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar101.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> solar power<\/a> in their top three preferred energy sources for the country.<\/li>\n<li>81% believe individuals and households need to play a role in dealing with climate change.<\/li>\n<li>64% want targets and actions implemented to achieve a net zero emissions Australia.<\/li>\n<li>73% want strong action taken on climate change and energy for economic reasons.<\/li>\n<li>41% feel the Federal Government is doing &#8221; a fairly poor to terrible job&#8221; on the issues of climate change and energy, up substantially on last year.<\/li>\n<li>71% want to see governments implementing incentives to foster renewable energy development.<\/li>\n<li>72% think governments should implement a plan for the orderly closure of coal-fired power stations, replacing them with clean energy facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAustralians recognise \u2013 to the tune of three quarters of the population &#8211; that the shift to clean energy presents a golden opportunity for economic development, investment and jobs,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/CWg3Vu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the Institute&#8217;s acting CEO, Olivia Kember. \u201cAlmost two thirds think Australia can and should be a world leader in this area, but they don\u2019t see our leaders delivering, and so they are getting more and more fed up with argument instead of action on this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The full Climate Of A Nation 2017 report contains all sorts of other fascinating fact and figures and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/cGjoqf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">downloaded here<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n<p>On a sad note, the report is the final to be issued by the Climate Institute &#8211; it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/BXtsP2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winding up operations<\/a> at the end of this month. However, remaining funds and intellectual property will be transferred to The Australia Institute, which will carry on its important work. 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