A new report on climate change has found that most people want urgent action to reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.
The Climate Institute has released its second annual report on Australians' attitudes towards climate change.
It found that three-quarters of Australians believe that any new electricity generation should come from clean energy.
Climate Institute chief executive John Conner says most Australians expect the Government to take strong steps to reduce emissions.
"They want real leadership on that and they're setting out those markers in terms of what our overall levels are," he said.
"They want those pollution levels to be going down by 2012 and they want new forms [of power generation].
"They want all new electricity to come from clean energy [and] they want their homes to be efficient and their cars to be energy efficient as well."
"They're hungry for action and they're prepared to take action themselves, but they do expect the Government to lead as well.
"So this is an important time and an important opportunity for this Government which is showing some intent but Australians are hungry for more."
-abc.net.au
