In Australia, citizens are calling for greater public support of clean energy technologies by way of subsidies, R&D and public education programs. A majority support the introduction of a carbon tax/levy and 49% support an outright ban on the use of coal for electricity production. This is our first report. Support the initiative and help us expand the scope.

1. Wave #01 | Australia
In Depth Report

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Methodology
Net Trust Score Calculation
Respondents are asked to rate how much they trust
their respective elected governments to do what is
right.
We use a bipolar 11 point scale to measure both
trust and distrust within the single question.
To create our Net Trust Score, we assign a score to
each rating, such that the further from the centre, the
larger the score (both positive and negative).
Using this methodology, the highest attainable score
is 100, while the lowest is -100.
Study Overview
The Climate Catalyst is a tracking study first
conducted in March 2020. It is hoped that this will be
the first of many editions.
Fieldwork: The study is conducted online using the
Glow platform. Panellists are sourced from Dynata, the
world’s foremost consumer panel provider.
Included Markets: Australia, Canada, New Zealand,
UK, United States
Fieldwork Dates: 11 - 17 March 2020
Total Sample Size: ..........................5256
Australia:...........................................1051
Canada:............................................ 1057
New Zealand:....................................1048
United Kingdom: .............................. 1056
United States: ...................................1044
Sample: nationally representative, 18+.
Weighting: Responses are weighted according to
age, gender and location.
Climate Catalyst, May 2020 – page 2

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Intent
The purpose of this study is to
measure how well governments
around the world are meeting
the expectations of their
citizens with regards the
measures implemented to
address climate change.
Together, we hope to bring the
view of citizens into the view of
policy makers in order to assist
governments around the world
better meet people’s
expectations.
Wave #01: First 5 countries
What is Catalyst?
The Catalyst program was conceived by Glow,
a research technology company based in
Melbourne, Australia. We are firm believers in
the intelligence of people and in the benefits
that their opinions and views can bring to the
design of better policies and decisions.
Catalyst itself is a not-for-profit program
exploring key societal topics that its community
have highlighted as priorities for research.
Catalyst’s mission is to perform and publish
research to answer important social questions.
It is the essence of democratizing opinion,
overlaying a rigorous approach to delivering
quality research.
The study has been funded by Glow, who
currently direct and operate Catalyst. Glow
provides pro-bono access to its research
platform and has invested the cost of preparing
the survey, capturing responses performing the
analysis and managing the program.
Glow’s platform integrates with leading global
online consumer and business panels that
include over 100m people in 100+ countries.
We welcome transparent support from data
and service providers who can contribute to
Catalyst in some way. If you want to get
involved in some way please email us at
climate@glowfeed.com.
If you are a philanthropist and feel you can
provide support for additional research
please let us know. We would be pleased to
take you through our plans and discuss
how funding will be deployed into extension
of current studies, new studies and more
broad distribution of our data and reports.
This program can impact global policies in
areas that are critical to our shared future.
This alone makes this program worth
supporting.
Thank you to everyone involved so far for
your advice, support and encouragement.
Sincerely,
The Catalyst Team
In order for the data collected to be
representative, we designed our platform to
ensure that the sample collected closely
matches population characteristics of age,
gender and location.
Havas, a global marketing, media and creative
agency, has provided pro-bono support for the
development of the Catalyst brand, the
production of the website and the initial report
format.
Any commercial revenues, donations,
investments or other funds raised for Catalyst
will be directed to further studies.
The responses captured in this research are
sourced from reputable global data providers.
We are concurrently launching a Catalyst online
community to help drive our agenda and share
our findings. Please follow and share our page
www.facebook.com/peoplescatalyst.
As Catalyst develops and grows we will nurture
it to ensure it is carefully and independently
funded and supported and that the data is
distributed to those who need it most.
Climate Catalyst, May 2020 – page 3

4. Climate
Catalyst
Leaderboard

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This study finds the elected
government of New Zealand to be
performing exceptionally well as rated
by its residents.
New Zealand ranks 1st in all three key
metrics - Satisfaction with Response to
Climate Change, Overall Satisfaction
and Trust.
Similarly, the government of Canada is
ranked 2nd across the same metrics.
Government of New Zealand is the benchmark
Sample size: 5256
Satisfaction
with Response
to Climate
Change RANK
Overall
Satisfaction with
Elected
Government RANK
Trust in
Elected
Government RANK
New Zealand 56% #1 55% #1 15 #1
Canada 48% #2 42% #2 1 #2
United States 42% #3 37% #5 -15 #5
United Kingdom 40% #4 41% #3 -8 #4
Australia 39% #5 37% #4 -7 #3
Catalyst Leaderboard
Sample size: 5256
Climate Catalyst, May 2020 – page 5

6. Policy
Support:
Australia

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Key findings
Most Supported Policy Interventions: Australia
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02
03
The greatest level of public support is for measures that provide additional support to the clean energy industry by way of
subsidies, R&D funding and public education programs aimed at changing consumer purchasing behaviors
The majority (66%) support the introduction of a tax or levy on large scale emitters of greenhouse gases or other pollutants
Almost half (49%) support an outright ban on the use of coal for electricity, and 43% of those indicate that this should come into
effect immediately
04
1 in 3 support changing livestock feed to low methane variants and half of those wish to see this implemented immediately

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Question: Please indicate your level of support for the following policy
options you believe government should implement in order to help curb the
effects of climate change:
Supporting carbon reducing industries is favoured by citizens
Most Supported Policy Interventions: Australia
The policies to address climate
change with the greatest support
from Australians include
increasing funding for planting
trees (82%), funding R&D (77%),
subsidies for renewable energy
generation (76%) and educating
citizens about the environmental
impact of products and services
they purchase (76%)
Sample size: 1051
Climate Catalyst, May 2020 – page 8

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Question: When should these policies come into
effect?
The majority of policy supporters want immediate implementation
Most Supported Policy Interventions: Australia
There is a great level of support
for immediate implementation of
policy interventions to educate
citizens to purchase lower
footprint products, as well as
those that support industries that
aim to improve the environment.
Sample size: 1051
Climate Catalyst, May 2020 – page 9

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Question: How satisfied are you with your government's performance in
these areas:
Government can improve it’s standing with citizens by prioritising certain policy
areas
Policy Areas of Opportunity
The top left corner of the chart
depicts the policies that should
be prioritized. These depict policy
areas that are considered very
important and that residents are
not very satisfied with.
Climate Catalyst, May 2020 – page 10
Question: To what extent are the following governmental policy areas
important to you?
Policies that should be
prioritised (high importance and
poor performance)
Sample size: 1051

11. This is just the
beginning.
With a little help, the Catalyst program can represent
the voices of more people in more countries more
often with robust, quality research.
You can help us build momentum simply by sharing this report with your friends and
networks. If you want to help us build our networks, partnerships, funding or in other
ways please email climate@glowfeed.com.
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