Powered by Boundless Earth and 89 Degrees East
The Clean Energy Solutions Index is a unique research tool that measures deep support for 11 clean energy technologies across Australia.
89 Degrees East and Boundless Earth have partnered to create the Clean Energy Solutions Index.
Moving Australia beyond the climate wars, the Clean Energy Solutions Index provides the evidence leaders need to accelerate Australia’s clean energy transformation.
The Index has been designed to measure deep support for the specific technologies driving our energy transition.
The 2025 Index reveals widespread support for clean energy across Australia.
Public support is highest for clean energy technologies people know and understand—particularly solar, which Australians see as proven, accessible and beneficial for households, communities and the nation.
The Index measures deep support for 11 clean energy solutions across three categories: Home Solutions, Infrastructure Solutions and Industry Solutions.
The support score for each solution is calculated using four key metrics — personal support, belief in national benefit, perception of local support and willingness to advocate.
Further insights into barriers and opportunities to grow support are derived from non-Index data collected in the survey.
A support score of 70 or higher indicates strong social licence, and shows where mandates can be reinforced or where action is needed to grow support.
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Solar panel installation
Solar battery installation
Electric vehicle purchase
Gas free home conversion
Renewable energy transmission
Solar farms
Onshore wind farms
Offshore wind farms
Gas free industry conversion
Green metal industry
Renewable energy component manufacturing
State Scores help identify regional differences in attitudes towards clean energy.
The Index allows a support score to be calculated at the state level. A State Score is the average of all clean energy solution support scores within that state.
The Index allows a support score to be calculated at the state level. A State Score is the average of all clean energy solution support scores within that state.
In 2025, the support score for each state was at least 57 or higher.
The highest state support scores are recorded in Western Australia and Tasmania, while the lowest support scores are seen in Queensland and NSW.
Although there is some difference between the states, a range of only 6 points indicates that levels of deep support vary only slightly across Australia.
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
An innovative, interactive dashboard is currently being built.
This public research tool will allow government, industry and advocates to utilise the data behind the Index to drive decision-making.
The dashboard is expected to be launched in November 2025.
Read the latest reports, news and insights from the Index, including deep dives into the data.
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