Fewer than half of Australians believe climate change is an urgent problem that requires immediate action, a decline from a slim majority two years ago.
which will increase the risk of heat waves and severe bushfires.
Resolve director Jim Reed said the erosion in public urgency around climate action reflected the fraught economic environment faced by many voters. He said it potentially signalled creeping apathy after the election due to the decline in highly polarised energy politics that dominated the Coalition era.“In this period of inflation people are more than willing to accept free, easy and effective measures, but if there’s a cost attached or they are unproven there’s now more pushback,” Reed said.
For example, support for banning the installation of gas boilers in new homes declined from 38 per cent in October 2021 to 33 per cent.
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