In a survey conducted in 2023 about the Australian public's view on climate change, around 54 percent of respondents selected an incorrect definition of the term "net zero". In contrast, about 26 percent of those surveyed chose the correct answer.
Share of population understanding the term net zero in Australia in 2023
To asses the understanding of "carbon neutral" and "net zero", the survey sample was split in two. Half of the respondents were asked to identify the best definition of carbon neutral from a list of five responses, and the other half were asked to identify the best definition of net zero. In addition to the five responses, both subsets were given the option to answer that they didn’t know or weren’t sure
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TAI. (September 13, 2023). Share of population understanding the term net zero in Australia in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462907/australia-share-of-people-understanding-net-zero/
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