Guardian Essential poll: Labor vulnerable to Dutton’s climate campaign as voters split on 2030 target

Peter Dutton has said at the next election the Coalition would oppose the 2030 emissions target, which Australia has committed to under the Paris agreement. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Voters are split on Peter Dutton’s controversial proposal to abandon Australia’s 2030 emissions reduction target, despite rejecting his plan to wait at least 15 years for nuclear power to help achieve net zero by 2050.

The latest Guardian Essential poll of 1,181 respondents suggests Labor’s efforts to boost renewable energy are popular, but the Albanese government is vulnerable to a Coalition campaign focusing on the scale of Australia’s ambition to fight global heating.