Climate change and energy

Future sources of electricity

Australian concern about climate change has ebbed and flowed over the past decade. In 2020, the majority of Australians (59%) continue to view climate change as a critical threat to Australia’s vital interests in the coming decade. However, some concern about climate change may have been overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic uncertainty. In 2020, 56% of Australians say ‘global warming is a serious and pressing problem. We should begin taking steps now even if this involves significant costs.’ This is five points lower than in 2019, and 12 points below the peak of concern in 2006 when 68% expressed this view. Eight in ten Australians say that the Australian government should focus on renewables, even if we need to invest more in infrastructure to make the system more reliable.

Climate change and energy
Future sources of electricity

Question

Now I'm going to read you a list of various sources of energy used to generate electricity. Which one of these energy sources do you think will be our primary source of electricity 10 years from now?

This question was asked in 2015.

Solar energy

Coal

Nuclear energy

Natural gas

Wind

Hydroelectric power

Oil

Don’t know

Other

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