{"id":35262,"date":"2019-11-27T05:38:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T19:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=35262"},"modified":"2019-11-27T05:38:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T19:08:47","slug":"australian-business-renewables-mb1307","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/australian-business-renewables-mb1307\/","title":{"rendered":"Australians Want Businesses To Step Up On Renewable Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Poll results released yesterday indicate close to 79% of Australians agree companies should be using more renewables to power their operations.<\/p>\n

The Ucomms poll commissioned by Greenpeace Australia Pacific quizzed just over 1,600 voters in late September this year.<\/p>\n

It’s not just a token effort on renewables the majority of Australians are wanting to see. When asked about the statement:<\/p>\n

“Australian companies should set a goal to go 100% renewable energy as part of their responsibility to tackle climate change.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

.. 68.5% agreed.<\/p>\n

There was no surprise more than 94% of Greens voters agreed, but what was interesting is 43.7% of Liberal\/National Coalition voters did compared to 32.6% of Labor voters. One Nation supporters were also very keen on the idea – 97%; although the proportion of ONP voters participating in the poll was just 5.4%.<\/p>\n

65.7% of all those polled also agreed they would be more likely to buy a product or service from a company that uses renewable energy than from one that doesn\u2019t. The attractiveness of renewables extended into employment, with 67.8% agreeing they would prefer to work for a company that was using renewable energy, rather than one that wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Perceptions On Renewable Energy Uptake Motivation<\/h2>\n

There was quite a difference in levels of awareness regarding why companies are using renewables.<\/p>\n