After back to back years of climate disasters, fewer Canadians understand climate change is real than before
After back to back years of climate disasters, fewer Canadians understand climate change is real than before
Canadians have witnessed catastrophic climate change-induced disasters over and over in recent years, but polling suggests it’s having little effect on the public’s understanding of the climate crisis.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40004729
Against that backdrop, only 63 per cent of Canadians understand that climate change is real and caused by humans — a drop from 71 per cent in 2021, according to a poll published by the Angus Reid Institute Friday.
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As more people start to grow up in the fucked climate, they will see it as the norm.
This is aside from all the misinformation and disinformation being thrown at everyone.
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That is really unfortunate to see.
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Abandoning "Global Warming" rhetoric in favor of the conservative framing of "Climate Change" was a huge tactical error.
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How is being more descriptive and leaving less room for misinterpretation a tactical error?
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