Canadian Attitudes Towards Climate Change [2003]

In light of varying and often times conflicting reports of public perception around the issue of climate change and the Kyoto Protocol, Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada identified a need for sound information on current public opinion in order to direct policy and communications efforts. The research was designed to solicit Canadians’ views on a wide variety of issues related to climate change and the Kyoto Protocol. The survey featured a number of tracking items from fieldwork carried out in 2002 as well as a number of new indicators. › Awareness of the Kyoto protocol; › Support for the Kyoto Protocol; › Reaction to arguments; and › Credibility of sources for information on climate change and the Kyoto Protocol. The survey results are based on 2,023 telephone interviews conducted from March 18 – 26, 2003. At the pan-Canadian level this sample size provides results with an error margin of +/- 2.2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Canadian Attitudes Towards Climate Change [2003] - Final Report: http://www.queensu.ca/cora/_files/CATCC-2003.pdf Copyright (c) 2003 - Environment Canada and Ekos Research Associates