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Climate and nature member survey
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1. Your email address
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An email address is required to notify the winners of the prize packs.
2. If the Federal Government was to increase their overall spending on environmental issues, which three should be their top priorities (number from 1 to 3)?
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One
Two
Three
Addressing climate change by protecting and restoring the ability of our native forests and woodlands to store carbon
Protecting Australian endangered species
Addressing climate change by reducing Australia’s carbon emissions
Protecting native plants & animals
Protecting Australia’s marine environment
Health of rivers and waterways e.g. Murray Darling system
Management of National Parks
Salinity
Renewable energy production e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal
Developing nuclear power technology
Pollution of the natural environment
3. Do you agree or disagree that climate change is happening and is it caused by human activities?
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Agree strongly
Agree
Disagree
Disagree strongly
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4. How confident are you that an adequate and timely solution to climate change can be implemented?
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Very confident
Quite confident
Not very confident
Not at all confident
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5. How likely is it that dangerous climate change could be averted if we take action now?
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Very likely
More likely than unlikely
More unlikely than likely
Very unlikely
Don’t know
6. Thinking about things Australia can do to address the issue of climate change, do you support or oppose the following actions?
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Strongly support
Support
Oppose
Strongly oppose
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More government investment in renewable energy like solar and wind power
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Make energy reductions a priority by mandating the use of low energy light bulbs and appliances and solar installation in all new Australian homes
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Introduce carbon trading which means companies can reduce their costs by reducing their carbon emissions
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Carbon capture and storage technology that captures carbon emissions and stores them underground
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Invest in building nuclear power capacity in Australia
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Protecting Australia’s native forests and bushland from logging and land clearing to prevent the release of stored carbon
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Planting new trees to store carbon
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Encouraging recovery of native forests and woodlands to store carbon by sparing them from further destructive practices
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Reducing immigration and slowing population growth
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Reducing water consumption in Australian cities and towns
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7. From the following solutions to climate change, which do you think are the THREE most important for Australia?
Improving public transport infrastructure so we reduce emissions from cars and trucks
Getting the Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme operational before 2011
Protection of forests and woodlands from logging and land clearing to reduce the release of carbon and allow them to store more carbon
Ensuring all Australian households are saving water in the home, reducing electricity and recycling rubbish
Restoring degraded natural systems like forests and rivers
Reforming the carbon polluting practices of big industry
Closing coal fired power stations
Hastening the adoption of renewable forms of energy
Developing nuclear power stations
Putting insulation in all Australian buildings to reduce electricity usage
Setting caps and putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions by the big polluters through an Emissions Trading Scheme so that they reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Curbing population growth
8. Do you think there is any connection between protecting forests and reducing carbon emissions in the atmosphere?
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Yes
No
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9. Are you aware that trees transform carbon dioxide into oxygen and store the carbon in their trunks and branches?
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Yes
No
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10. Given trees store more carbon, do you now think there is any connection between protecting forests and reducing carbon emissions in the atmosphere?
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Yes
No
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11. As far as you know, is logging of native forests common in Australia?
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Yes
No
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12. The chart below shows that forestry contributes substantially to greenhouse gas emissions.
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Science tells us that protecting and restoring the capacity of native vegetation to store carbon is a quick and easy way to keep carbon pollution out of the atmosphere yet we have lost half the world’s forests and almost all our woodlands. Do you agree or disagree that we need to act now to protect and restore Earth’s natural forests and woodlands as part of tackling climate change?
Agree strongly
Agree
Disagree
Disagree strongly
Don't know
13. The Australian Government is spending $500 million on developing Carbon Capture and Storage technology to store carbon pollution from coal.
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New science suggests that restoring the carbon storage capacity of our native forests could capture the equivalent of carbon emissions from 30 coal fired power stations each year for 100 years. Do you agree or disagree that we should invest at least the same amount of money in protecting and restoring our native forests?
Agree strongly
Agree
Disagree
Disagree strongly
Don't know
14. How believable are the following statements?
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Very believable
Quite believable
Not very believable
Don't know
Independent scientists have found that large trees store massive amounts of carbon
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Cutting down large trees releases large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere
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It makes sense to protect our trees and forests as one response to reducing the release of carbon into the atmosphere
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Protecting our forests and woodlands from logging and land clearing can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions
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Protecting existing trees is more effective than planting new ones in addressing climate change
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Logging and damage to forests is not just a problem in developing countries but also a big problem in Australia
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Australian National University research recently found some forests in Australia stored more carbon per hectare than any other forests in the world
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If the forests in Eastern Australia were protected from logging they could capture and store the equivalent of one quarter of Australia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions every year for 100 years
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Burning forests and woodlands in northern Australia releases approximately 38% of all of Australia’s carbon dioxide every year
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Preliminary scientific analysis suggests that emissions from logging Victoria’s forests are about 10 million tonnes each year (the equivalent of emissions from three coal fired power stations)
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A major report released in 2006 concluded that 18% of global carbon emissions come from destroying forests
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Big old-growth trees store substantially more carbon than small young trees.
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The QLD gov legislated against land clearing in 2004. This saved 4% of Aus’s annual carbon emissions. Protecting QLD’s forests and bushland created Aus’s biggest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions ever, this alone allowed Aus to meet Kyoto targets.
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15. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
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Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't know
Because forests are full of carbon, logging them causes carbon pollution
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By protecting forests we can reduce carbon pollution and help fix climate change
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Trees are huge carbon collectors that take carbon out of the atmosphere - they are the planet’s best friend in fighting climate change
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New small trees collect small amounts of carbon but big old trees store huge amounts of carbon
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A good way to help fight climate change is to keep all the trees, big and small in the ground
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16. Which of the following statements do you think is the best reason why we need to take action on climate change by protecting our natural environment?
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Protecting large areas of our natural environment will help combat climate change by preventing the release of the vast amount of carbon stored in forests and woodlands
Climate change threatens the future of our unique native plants and animals so it is important that we protect as much of our natural environment as possible so they have the best chance of survival
We don’t need to do anything to combat climate change
Don’t know
17. If Australia stops logging native forests, which of the following options would be most effective in preserving the jobs that might be lost from the timber industry?
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Relocate workers to areas where there are existing plantations available for logging.
Retrain workers in forest management as part of fire fighting capability in communities who are exposed to fire risk
Retrain and employ former logging workers in tourism and environmentally friendly industries
Don’t know
18. Who is most responsible for addressing the impacts of climate change?
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The Government
Industries
The community
Me and people like me
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19. Would you personally support a campaign to address climate change by protecting native forests?
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Strongly support
Generally support
Would not support
Don’t know
20. Would you personally be prepared to take political action to encourage all political parties to act now on climate change?
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Yes
No
Don't know
