Bushfires and droughts were the top environmental concerns for Australians in January 2020, with 82 percent of survey respondents indicating that these environmental concerns were 'very serious'. Australians were least likely to nominate tropical cyclones as a very serious environmental issue, with soil salinity and erosion being the only other concern to be nominated by less than 50 percent of the respondents.
Share of Australians who think specific environmental concerns are very serious in Australia in January 2020, by environmental issue
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Australian National University. (February 18, 2020). Share of Australians who think specific environmental concerns are very serious in Australia in January 2020, by environmental issue [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100110/australia-share-of-population-who-think-specific-environmental-issues-are-very-serious/
Australian National University. "Share of Australians who think specific environmental concerns are very serious in Australia in January 2020, by environmental issue." Chart. February 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100110/australia-share-of-population-who-think-specific-environmental-issues-are-very-serious/
Australian National University. (2020). Share of Australians who think specific environmental concerns are very serious in Australia in January 2020, by environmental issue. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100110/australia-share-of-population-who-think-specific-environmental-issues-are-very-serious/
Australian National University. "Share of Australians Who Think Specific Environmental Concerns Are Very Serious in Australia in January 2020, by Environmental Issue." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100110/australia-share-of-population-who-think-specific-environmental-issues-are-very-serious/
Australian National University, Share of Australians who think specific environmental concerns are very serious in Australia in January 2020, by environmental issue Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100110/australia-share-of-population-who-think-specific-environmental-issues-are-very-serious/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Share of Australians who think specific environmental concerns are very serious in Australia in January 2020, by environmental issue [Graph], Australian National University, February 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100110/australia-share-of-population-who-think-specific-environmental-issues-are-very-serious/