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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Paul Karp and Adam Morton

Voters in city seats support ban on new coal and gas projects, poll shows

An anti-fossil fuel rally in Brisbane, where voters in the Moreton electorate support a ban on new projects.
An anti-fossil fuel rally in Brisbane, where voters in the Moreton electorate support a ban on new projects. Photograph: Darren England/EPA

The majority of voters in several metropolitan areas support stopping new coal and gas projects and believe industrial polluters should not be able to use carbon offsets for all their greenhouse gas emissions, according to new polling.

The progressive thinktank the Australia Institute commissioned uComms to poll more than 800 residents in each of two “teal” electorates – Mackellar and Goldstein – and the Labor-held seats of Moreton, Bennelong and Sydney.

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