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Australians’ views on climate change policy and processes Dr Fiona Cameron, Senior Research Fellow Centre for Cultural Research University of Western Sydney Dr Ben Dibley, Research Officer Dr Anne Newstead, Research Officer A Climate for Change Federal Parliamentary briefing, 21 March 2011 Hot Science, Global Citizens: quantitative and qualitative research Cultural research used to shed light on the complex dispositions and practices that ordinary Australians hold in regards to climate change, decision-making , the larger scale systemic transformations required to intervene in climate change and the roles of museums and science centres Research: Online demographic survey across Australia (sample 1507), focus group research and media analysis (November 2008 and December 2009) Interest: 62% of Australians are interested in climate change but 59% did not feel that they were informed. 11.6% classified themselves as doubters Attitudes: 63% of Australians expressed concern, 33% frustration; 26% anxiety; 26% unsure Influence: 92% felt they had little influence in decision-making over climate change initiatives, Concerns: 81%, the impact of climate change on future generations; 56% the reduction in biodiversity; 56% environmental damage to remote communities Environmental or economic impact: 75% viewed the environmental impacts of climate change as a greater concern than economic impacts Sources of information on climate change and confidence (Australia and the US) Most trusted: science organisations (70%) and cultural institutions: museums and science centres (55%) Least trusted: 88% corporations; 66% government; 57% commercial media 80 69.6 70 Confident or very confident 66.1 % of sample Little confidence or not at all confident 60 56.3 55.4 52.1 50 46.2 46.4 43.3 44.9 44.5 43.2 43.9 43.0 42.4 39.0 38.1 40 36.5 34.4 33.8 31.1 27.7 27.5 27.3 30 27.4 25.2 22.4 18.9 20 19.1 18.1 16.3 16.1 17.8 16.8 16.4 15.2 15.0 12.5 10 9.3 8.2 0 Australia USA 10.6 Who is responsible to mitigate climate change and effectiveness? Responsibility is largely attached to governments, transnational organisations and corporations but they were also seen the of least How responsible and effective is as each theeffective following for reducing Most responsible: 79%, Federal government with 88% wanting government to take a lead global Green House Gas emissions? (Australia) in decision-making. 60 50.6 49.9 50 Very responsible Not at all responsible Very effective 43.0 Not at all effective 38.8 40 % sample 33.9 30 27.6 25.5 24.1 21.2 21.0 20 13.7 12.2 12.2 9.8 10 2.7 2.7 7.8 8.4 2.3 11.5 9.5 11.0 9.5 10.6 10.4 8.5 6.0 1.7 2.2 2.4 2.8 9.1 10.4 7.6 4.6 12.4 7.0 6.6 3.1 3.1 0 International corporations TransNon National State Local national government governments governments governments organisations organisations (eg UN) Small business Community groups Families Individuals citizens priorities and decision –making A Policy numberinitiatives, of initiatives are being debated in Australia as ways to The Australian publics’ policy priorities differed from the Federal Government in energy address climate change. What is the relative importance of these issues? strategy, markets and technology, education, equity and social justice issues For which initiative(s) is it important for citizens’ views be included in theCitizens decision-making process?to include their views and priorities in decisions on policy require government Important or very important 100.0 90.0 80.0 % of sample 70.0 60.0 87.6 74.2 87.0 75.6 65.5 Citizens views important or very important 79.577.6 77.7 71.0 68.5 87.3 77.8 77.6 67.9 63.3 57.756.6 80.7 81.6 71.1 65.9 60.6 56.7 50.0 37.4 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 Building new Phasing out Protecting Protecting Developing Developing power stations power stations ecosystems people and carbon trading technologies that use wind that use coal and planting property from schemes or solar to generate more trees heat stress, energy to electricity storms, generate cyclones and electricity sea level rise Promoting Using nuclear Education on reduced power climate consumption change issues of goods and energy Protecting low income people from the rising costs of food, water and energy Working Promoting towards new products international and energy agreements to sources that reduce global promote greenhouse sustainable gas emissions living Conclusions Complex and contradictory positions are evident • People feel under-informed; require education; voice clear policy preferences; distrust government and media; are confused by competing information; and feel they are not being listened to • People understand that important decisions and wider systemic changes must be made; acknowledge climate change as complex involving competing agendas and require complex information from less partisan sources; see their agency operating at grassroots to change collective habitual behavior; and see policy as a mechanism for defining the contours of life and want a greater stake in it. Museums and science centres as interfaces in debates and decision-making • by providing information about climate change as a complex scientific, cultural, economic and social issue; • by offering a range of views and inputs on generic policy scenarios • as sites of congregation, for debates, deliberations and cross-sectoral conversations about future lifestyle options