Eight in ten Australians fear climate change will cause more bushfires and want a transition away from coal

Despite the coronavirus pandemic dominating 2020, a new report has found a vast majority of Australians are still concerned about climate change and fossil fuels.

The Gospers Mountain Fire impacts a property, in Bilpin, Saturday, December 21, 2019. Source: AAP

Eight in ten Australians want coal-fired power stations phased out and fear climate change will result in more bushfires, according to a new survey.

The 2020 Climate of the Nation snapshot, an annual survey of 2,000 voters by progressive think tank the Australia Institute, found 83 per cent of Australians want to see coal-fired power stations gone and 82 per cent were concerned more bushfires will occur as a result of climate change, up from 76 per cent in 2019.

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