{"id":44293,"date":"2020-10-28T06:36:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=44293"},"modified":"2020-10-28T06:36:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:06:31","slug":"australia-solar-popularity-mb1739","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/australia-solar-popularity-mb1739\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Power Remains Australians&#8217; Most Preferred Energy Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/solar-popularity-australia.jpg\" alt=\"Solar energy popularity in Australia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/solar-popularity-australia.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/solar-popularity-australia-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/solar-popularity-australia-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/solar-popularity-australia-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The latest Climate of the Nation report reveals the enduring and increasing popularity of solar energy and a vast majority of Australians wanting coal-fired power stations phased out.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Climate of the Nation is a survey commissioned by The Australia Institute (TAI) that has been running for over a decade, gauging attitudes in the community on climate change and related issues. This year&#8217;s report has found that although the COVID-19 pandemic has occupied our minds, climate change has not been forgotten.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOur research shows that far from dampening the call for climate action, the COVID-19 crisis has strengthen Australians\u2019 resolve for all levels of government to take action on climate change,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tai.org.au\/content\/climate-nation-climate-change-concern-hits-82\">said<\/a> TAI Climate &amp; Energy Director Richie Merzian.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Climate Of The Nation Findings<\/h2>\n<p>Among the many findings from the survey, conducted between 14 July and 22 July 2020 with 1,998 participants aged 18 years and older from across Australia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>80% of Australians think we are already experiencing climate change impacts.<\/li>\n<li>83% of Australians support a phase-out of coal-fired power stations.<\/li>\n<li>52% would prefer a gradual coal power phase-out, while 31% would prefer it phased out as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<li>65% think the Australian Government should stop new coal mines.<\/li>\n<li>71% believe Australia should be a world leader in finding climate change solutions.<\/li>\n<li>68% supported a national target for net zero emissions by 2050.<\/li>\n<li>77% agreed tackling climate change creates opportunities in clean energy for new jobs and investment.<\/li>\n<li>65% support the introduction of a levy on Australia\u2019s fossil fuel exports to help fund local government climate change preparation actions and to help pay for damage from climate change related disasters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Energy Source Popularity<\/h2>\n<p>Solar power remained Australia\u2019s most preferred energy source, with 54% of Australians ranking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar101.html\">solar<\/a> as their number one choice and 79% ranking it among their top three. This was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-popularity-australia-mb1208\/\">up from 76% in 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wind power also saw more love, with 62% listing it in their top three, up from 58% in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Coal continues to be shunned, ranking last in Australians\u2019 top 3 preferred energy sources. 65% of respondents listed coal in their bottom 3 energy sources and just 14% in their top 3.<\/p>\n<p>The popularity of gas dropped again, with just 19% of Australians ranking gas in their top 3 energy sources. The survey also found just 12% of\u00a0 respondents would prefer Australia\u2019s economic recovery to be primarily powered by gas, compared to 59% who would prefer it to see it powered by investment in renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>Preferred energy sources rankings:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table id=\"blogtable\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2020<\/td>\n<td>2019<\/td>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Solar<\/td>\n<td>79%<\/td>\n<td>76%<\/td>\n<td>76%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wind<\/td>\n<td>62%<\/td>\n<td>58%<\/td>\n<td>39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hydro<\/td>\n<td>39%<\/td>\n<td>39%<\/td>\n<td>38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Power Storage<\/td>\n<td>29%<\/td>\n<td>29%<\/td>\n<td>35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tidal\/Wave<\/td>\n<td>22%<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nuclear<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<td>22%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gas<\/td>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<td>20%<\/td>\n<td>22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Geothermal<\/td>\n<td>16%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coal<\/td>\n<td>14%<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;There is one clear message, most Australians want more renewables and less fossil fuels,&#8221; said Mr. Merzian. &#8220;That means phase out coal fired power stations, bypass a gas-fired transition and plug into renewables to power their future.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Climate of the Nation 2020 Benchmark Report will be officially launched by NSW Energy Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/matt-kean-awareness-mb1375\/\">Matt Kean<\/a>. The full report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tai.org.au\/sites\/default\/files\/Climate%20of%20the%20Nation%202020%20cover%20[WEB].pdf#overlay-context=content\/climate-nation-climate-change-concern-hits-82\">can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Climate of the Nation report reveals the enduring and increasing popularity of solar energy and a vast majority of Australians wanting coal-fired power stations phased out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":44294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Solar Power Remains Australians&#039; 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