Energy & Science
Australians Favor Clean Energy to Boost Economy Over Gas Plan
- YouGov poll shows about 1 in 10 support government gas plan
- Renewables favored amid growing community climate concerns
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Most Australians would prefer investment in clean energy to help lift the economy out of its Covid-induced recession to the government’s plan for a “gas-fired” recovery.
Just 12% of respondents in a survey commissioned by The Australia Institute supported the emphasis on gas in driving the revival, compared with 59% who said they would prefer renewable power to be central. The findings reflect growing concerns in a country ravaged by one of its worst bushfire seasons on record earlier this year, according to the climate-focused think tank.