Do Voters No Longer Care About Climate Change?

January 28, 2025 by Kiran Champatsingh

Professor Jessica F. Green appeared on the TVO: Agenda episode Do Voters No Longer Care About Climate Change? "If you think about climate change in a more expansive way...the Canadian public is still interested in climate change...it has become pervasive in everything that we think about now," said Green.

On the heels of the fires that continue in Los Angeles, the Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that 2024 was the first calendar year that was 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – the limit agreed upon in the Paris Climate Agreement. Yet, support for climate policies here in Canada seem to be on the wane. According to Abacus Data, concern about climate change has decreased 14 points between 2023 and 2024, from 76% to 62% of Canadians. And, according to an Ipsos poll from this month, climate change or the environment was ranked ninth among the list of priorities for Canadian voters. Housing, healthcare, economy, inflation/interest rates, and immigration rounded out the top five. Do we simply no longer care about climate change in this country – especially at the ballot box?

Episode: Do Voters No Longer Care About Climate Change?

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