Environmental Policy is a Deal Breaker in the Election
A recent survey conducted by the Left Right Think-Tank sampled 121 young Australians views on the environment. The results of this survey indicated that the area of environmental policy might be a deal breaker in the upcoming Federal election.
Although environmental issues are important to young people in deciding which political party to vote for, there were high levels of dissatisfaction directed towards both major political parties particularly in relation to their current environmental policies.
Kathleen Morris, the Policy Officer who researched and wrote the report, said that the results show an uneven awareness of an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) among young voters.
“Overall, environmental policy is clearly an area of great interest and great importance to first time voters.” The survey results also suggest that young Australians were desirous of alternative policy schemes, particularly greater government research and investment in renewable energy sources.
Currently the finer details of the environmental policies of the two major political parties are yet to be outlined. In light of this recent survey the Left Right Think-Tank recommends both parties develop strong policy stances focused on greater government investment into renewable energy options, rather than re-distributing responsibility for the issue to households, or imposing further financial burdens on businesses.
“Environmental policy is of both high interest and importance to young voters who are unsatisfied with the current weak stance of both major parties and who desire strong, effective action to be taken now. Decisive action in this area by one of the major parties may be a deal breaker in deciding who young voters will vote for”.
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