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AUSTRALIA OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTS SUBSIDIES FOR RENEWABLES: POLL.
CANBERRA, April 1 Asia Pulse - Three-quarters of Australians would prefer the federal government to subsidise renewable energy instead of fossil fuels, an opinion poll has found.
The Galaxy Research poll conducted for independent political group GetUp! found 76 per cent wanted renewables like wind and solar power funded in the federal budget.
This compared with 17 per cent who preferred subsidies for fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.
The survey follows a Newspoll commissioned by Greenpeace earlier this month in which 60 per cent of respondents thought renewables should get the most funding.
GetUp today echoed calls by environment groups for the government to phase out billions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies.
The organisation ...
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