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"Australians have forgotten why their power bills are going up, with more than
a third now blaming renewables, and not rising fossil fuel prices for their
monthly or quarterly pain, according to an Ipsos survey released on Monday.
Everyday Australians are also struggling to understand the transition at all as
misleading statements, such as the National Party favourite that offshore wind
turbines kill whales, make it harder to sort fact from fiction.
Based on misinformation shared on social media, by word-of-mouth, and in
mainstream media, 68 per cent of Australians believe transitioning to renewable
energy generally will result in higher power prices.
Some 37 per cent of Australians think that closing coal power stations,
specifically, and replacing them with wind and solar farms, are already lifting
power prices.
That figure is 10 per cent higher than it was in 2022, when the start of the
Russian war in Ukraine sent coal prices sky-high and consumer power bills
rocketing.
The Ipsos survey showed increases in negative perceptions around closing coal
power stations and replacing them with wind and solar farms across seven
different metrics.
These covered fewer people believing that renewables will help air quality, to
more people believing the shift will damage job prospects, economic growth,
energy reliability, and cost of living generally.
It recorded a sharp hike of 13 per cent in the number of people who want the
government to make energy bills a policy priority, and sharp decrease in those
wanting Australia to be a climate leader."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
