Survey Says Australians Prefer Solar Power

© AFP 2023 / GREG WOODSolar panels at the Sandvik mining equipment factory complex near Newcastle in Australia's New South Wales state
Solar panels at the Sandvik mining equipment factory complex near Newcastle in Australia's New South Wales state - Sputnik International
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Australians strongly support the use of renewable energy, according to Ipsos research company's survey. Some 87 percent of respondents were strongly in favor of solar panels on homes and 78 percent supported large-scale solar energy facilities.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Solar power is considered the most efficient source of energy by an overwhelming majority of Australians, Ipsos research company stated Monday.

Earlier in May, following months of negotiations, Australia's current government and the primary opposition party reached an agreement to scale back its Renewable Energy Target (RET) by almost 20 percent by 2020, due to declining power demand.

A recent Ipsos report based on a poll of nearly 1200 people funded by Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) revealed that Australians responding to the poll strongly support the use of renewable energy. Some 87 percent of respondents were strongly in favor of solar panels on homes and 78 percent supported large-scale solar energy facilities.

An overall 72 percent of respondents from across Australia said they supported wind farms and hydro energy, while tidal and geothermal energy was favored by 52 and 45 percent respectively.

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About a quarter of respondents favored nuclear power and energy produced by burning coal.

The poll found that 60 percent of those surveyed "agree that funding for large scale solar facilities should be prioritised over funding for sources of non-renewable energy."

The Grattan Institute issued a separate report on Monday, revealing that the costs of installing and maintaining solar energy systems on households exceed the profits from these systems by $9 billion.

A study conducted by the Garnaut Climate Change Review in 2011 revealed that Australia led the list of developed countries in per capita carbon emissions.

Since coming to power in 2013, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has repealed a tax on carbon emissions and eliminated the post of science minister.

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