Talk is cheap – just like we want our electricity to be

Guardian Australia staff have been doing cartwheels around the office after the latest Essential Research findings. “Three-quarters of Australians back target of net zero by 2030, Guardian Essential poll shows,” its headline screams.

The article itself is similarly restrained:

Public support for action on climate change is higher now than it was at the peak of the catastrophic bushfires last summer, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, which shows a strong majority supporting a net zero target by 2050.

The latest survey of 1,034 voters has 81% support for the Morrison government adopting a net zero emissions target by 2050 … a 10 point increase in the level of voter support for the policy recorded back in…