Most Australians support action on climate change according to new polling, but many have no idea just what that entails.
The Herald Nielsen poll of 1,400 voters is the first since the federal government released its green paper on climate change last week.
It has found almost 80 percent of voters want action on climate change, and 68 percent are willing to pay more for goods and services if it means cutting emissions.
But six out of 10 have very little understanding of what an emissions trading scheme actually entails.
The politically risky policy hasn't had much of an impact on support for the Prime Minister with his personal approval rating virtually unchanged at 66 percent.