According to a January 2022 survey in Australia, the majority of respondents would support more action on preventing climate change because the benefits outweigh the costs, at respectively 52 and 51 percent in South Australia and Western Australia. A further one-fifth of respondents in New South Wales would support more action despite the short-term costs.
Support for more action on preventing climate change regarding the costs in Australia in 2022, by state
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Support despite the costs
Support because of outweighing benefits
No support due to high costs
No support regardless of the costs
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Original choice question: "Which is closer to your view?
I support action on climate change even if it costs me in the short-term.
I support action one climate change because the benefits outweigh the costs.
I don't support action on climate change because the costs will be too high.
I don't support action on climate change regardless of the costs.
Don't know."
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Australian Conservation Foundation. (March 16, 2022). Support for more action on preventing climate change regarding the costs in Australia in 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313112/australia-opinion-on-more-action-on-climate-change-by-state/
Australian Conservation Foundation. "Support for more action on preventing climate change regarding the costs in Australia in 2022, by state." Chart. March 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313112/australia-opinion-on-more-action-on-climate-change-by-state/
Australian Conservation Foundation. (2022). Support for more action on preventing climate change regarding the costs in Australia in 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313112/australia-opinion-on-more-action-on-climate-change-by-state/
Australian Conservation Foundation. "Support for More Action on Preventing Climate Change regarding The Costs in Australia in 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313112/australia-opinion-on-more-action-on-climate-change-by-state/
Australian Conservation Foundation, Support for more action on preventing climate change regarding the costs in Australia in 2022, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313112/australia-opinion-on-more-action-on-climate-change-by-state/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Support for more action on preventing climate change regarding the costs in Australia in 2022, by state [Graph], Australian Conservation Foundation, March 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313112/australia-opinion-on-more-action-on-climate-change-by-state/
