OzDemocracy

There is much talk in the media and blogosphere of an election wipeout if the Liberal party does not support the governments carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS) in the senate. This prediction is based on the high number of people who want something done about climate change and the current dismal polling figures for the party. Although on the surface it may appear that the Liberals would lose an election based on climate change what is not so certain is whether they would lose an election based on the CPRS.

In Nov of 09 Morgan conducted polling concerning both climate change and the CPRS. The results found that 66% of people either believed, we had to act on climate change now or that it was already too late. This figure was consistent with other polling showing a high majority are concerned and want something done. The same poll showed however that only 50% approved of the governments CPRS, down from 55% three months earlier.

Given the obvious scepticism of many in the Coalition ranks with regards to climate change it might be hard to move the debate on from the science. If the Coalition does manage to do so however, they may have an election winning tactic in blocking the CPRS and forming an alternative solution.

This entry was posted on Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at 10:01 am and is filed under AUS Politics, Climate Change. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.