Australians Far More Supportive Of Climate Action Than Americans; Hmm, I Wonder Why . . .
Australians are far less split on partisan lines than Americans on whether they accept the need to act on climate change, and are far more likely regardless of party allegiance to be willing to pay a carbon tax to cut fossil fuel use, a study has found.
The research by the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney found a majority of both Australians and Americans said climate change was happening at least in significant part due to human activity, and they would support a plan to cut fossil fuel use by raising taxes, including a carbon tax.
For all questions, support for acting on the climate crisis was greater in Australia. Researchers found 78% of Australians supported reducing fossil fuel use and 64% raising taxes to help do that.
Among people who voted for the Morrison government at this year’s election, 62% said they backed cutting fossil fuel use and nearly half, 48%, supported higher taxes. There was overwhelming support to both questions from people who voted for Labor (88% and 79% respectively) or the Greens (96% and 88%).
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/18/australia-found-to-be-much-less-divided-on-need-to-tackle-climate-change-than-us
