Webinar—Why We Shouldn’t Be Held Hostage to the Past: Unlocking the Consensus on Pricing Pollution

In this third webinar in TSI’s series supporting The Case for Pricing Pollution, Kos Samaras, Director and co-founder of Redbridge Group, unpacks new national polling on public attitudes to pollution, fairness, and Australia’s gas resources - and what those views mean for the prospects of reform.

Redbridge Group recently conducted national quantitative and qualitative research into Australian voter sentiment on pollution, economic fairness, and fossil fuel taxation, exploring how people think about these issues in the context of cost-of-living pressures and broader concerns about economic fairness.
The findings cut through long-held and outdated assumptions about carbon pricing and shed light on:

• where public support is strongest,
• what issues policymakers need to manage, and
• where the real political obstacles to adoption lie.

This conversation focuses squarely on political shifts, and how proposals such as a Polluter Pays Levy and a Fair Share Levy are likely to land with voters.

This session is part of a webinar series that takes a closer look at The Case for Pricing Pollution: Reducing emissions, strengthening the economy, and delivering a fair share for Australians.