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.

  • MajinBlayze@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    It’s not more descriptive though, at least not to the layperson, it leaves room for people to believe that a change in climate is benign or tolerable. Everyone can understand that consistent, long-term warming is dangerous.

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
      1·
      9 hours ago

      Obviously people believe what they want to be true more often than not. That doesn’t make the phrasing unclear. It makes people stupid.

      • MajinBlayze@lemmy.world
        1·
        8 hours ago

        Yeah, people are broadly dumb, that’s exactly why it’s important rhetorically to make the tone of your message match the severity.