More Australians Believe Renewable Transition Negatively Affects Energy Prices: Survey

Published on July 30, 2024

An increasing number of Australians now believe that the renewable energy transition is having a negative impact on energy prices in the country, a new survey has found. The Australian branch of the global market research company Ipsos has released a survey (pdf) that provides a snapshot of Australians’ attitudes and opinions about the energy transition pushed by the government and political parties. According to the report, 41 percent of the respondents were concerned about the transition’s negative impacts on living costs, an increase of 10 percent since 2022. Around 37 percent and 36 percent believed transition was detrimental to the affordability of household energy bills and the reliability of energy supply, up 7 percent and 11 percent, respectively....

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