Australians concerned about climate change, drought, water usage
15 June 2007
The first annual World Environment Review, organized by Australian environmentalist John Dee and powered by GMI, was launched last week. In the first of a ten-part series highlighting specific findings of interest for the polled nations, we take a look at Australia.
- Eighty-six percent of Australians are concerned about climate change. Nearly 92 percent exhibit at least a fair amount of concern about drought, and 61 percent have a great deal of anxiety on the matter. Also, 85 percent of Australians are at least fairly concerned about the unsustainable use of water supplies, with 54 percent claiming a great deal of concern.
- Despite these pressing concerns, only 26 percent report having a rainwater tank to collect water for their household. Although 78 percent think that the Australian government should only allow water-efficient showerheads to be sold in retail outlets, just 56 percent of Australians have installed a water-saving showerhead themselves.
- Seventy-nine percent of Australians have installed energy-saving light bulbs. Nearly 83 percent think that Australia’s phase-out ban on incandescent bulbs should be implemented globally. Jon Dee, who wrote and initiated the World Environment Review poll, was responsible for the original lobbying of the Australian Federal Government to implement this three-year phase-out ban.
- Only 41 percent of Australians describe themselves as having a great deal of concern about damage to the Earth’s ozone layer, slightly less than the polled international average.
View more top findings for Australia from the World Environment Review »
Read GMI’s Australian press release on the subject »
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